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Cayman Islands

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Background :

The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency. 

Location :

Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

19 30 N, 80 30 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -81.43
North 19.76
East -79.73
South 19.26

Area :

total 264 square km
land 264 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

160.00 km

Climate :

tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April) 

Terrain :

low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 43 metres

Natural resources :

fish tourism

Land use :

arable land 3.85 %
permanent crops 0.00 %
other 96.15 %

Natural hazards :

hurricanes

current issues :

no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments 

Population :

49 035 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.39 %
Birth rate 12.36 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.88 children born/woman
Death rate 4.89 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 16.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 19.60 %
15-64 years 71.10 %
65 years and over 9.30 %

Median age :

total 38.10 years
male 37.70 years
female 38.60 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.89 male(s)/female
total population 0.96 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 6.94 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 80.44 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 77.80 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 83.14 years

Religions :

Church of God 26.00 %
United Church 11.80 %
Roman Catholic 11.00 %
Baptist 8.70 %
Seventh Day Adventist 8.20 %
Anglican 5.70 %
Pentecostal 5.30 %
other Christian 2.70 %
other 3.80 %
none 9.80 %
unspecified 1.10 %

Languages :

English 95.00 %
Spanish 3.20 %

Literacy :

total population 98.00 %
male 98.00 %
female 98.00 %

Country name :

conventional short form Cayman Islands

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 KY
ISO Numeric 136
ISO3 CYM
FIPS CJ
ccTLD ky
English Cayman Islands

Administrative divisions :

8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western 

Capital :

name George Town
geographic coordinates 19 18 N, 81 23 W
time difference -5.00

International organization participation :

CDB Caricom (associate)
IOC Interpol (subbureau)
UNESCO (associate) UPU
WFTU

Executive branch :

Prime Minister McKeeva BUSH Queen ELIZABETH II

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 1 939 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 2 250 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 0.90 %
PPP - per capita 43 800 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 1.40 %
industry 3.20 %
services 95.40 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 1.90 %
industry 19.10 %
services 79.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 4.40 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.40 %
Debt external 70 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 183 500 000 $

Budget :

revenues 423 800 000 $
expenditures 392 600 000 $

Agriculture - products :

fruits livestock
turtle farming vegetables

Industries :

banking construction
construction materials finance
furniture insurance
tourism

Energy :

Electricity Production 546 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 507 800 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 3 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 3 294 bbl/day

Value :

2 520 000 $

Commodities :

manufactured consumer products turtle products

Value :

866 900 000 $

Commodities :

foodstuffs fuels
manufactured products

Currency-name :

Caymanian dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 38 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 33 800
FM Radio broadcast stations 4
Television broadcast stations 4
Internet Country code (ccTLD) ky
Internet Hosts 21 428
Internet Users 23 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 2
Roadways - total 785 km
Roadways - paved 785 km

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