INFO: Grand Turk is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands. Christopher Columbus came here in 1492. John Glenn "discovered" Grand Turk himself, after he became the first American man to orbit the earth.

 

Languages: English, Spanish, and Creole

Population: 3,720

Largest City/Capital: Cockburn Town

Monetary Unit: US Dollar

Extras: The island gets more than 200,000 tourist annually.