Turks and Caicos Islands is a British dependency in the West Indies, southeast of the Bahamas. The islands form two groups. The Turks Islands comprise six uninhabited cays, two inhabited islands (Grand Turk and Salt Cay), and a large number of small rocky islands. The Caicos Islands comprise six principal islands, including Grand Caicos (24.3 sq km/9.4 sq mi), the largest in the dependency, and a number of islets. Total area is 430 sq km (166 sq mi).