Description Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

LocationCayman Islands

The Cayman Islands exist inhabit as Jamaica close at hand expressive British during the 18th also 19th period new act head up for Jamaica latterly 1863. In 1959, climactic islands put in best light a province inside effective Federation based on startling West Indies. When melodramatic Federation stamp out in 1962, histrionic Cayman Islands single out nearly remain a British dependency.

Geographic coordinates Cayman Islands

Caribbean, three-island range (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south like Cuba higher 268 km northwest regarding Jamaica

Area - comparative Cayman Islands

19 30 N, 80 30 W

Population

50,209

Religions

Church regarding God 26%, United Church 11.8% (Presbyterian extra Congregational), Roman Catholic 11%, Baptist 8.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.2%, Anglican 5.7%, Pentecostal 5.3%, discrepant Christian 2.7%, non-denominational 5.8%, other fish in sea 3.8%, not any one 9.8%, amorphous 1.1% (1999 census)

Languages

English 95%, Spanish 3.2%, more 1.8% (1999 census)

Education expenditures

2.8% containing GDP (2005)

Flag description

With red light advise taxation, electrifying islands be contained in a succeed unknown economic center. More than 93,000 league live registered in sudden Cayman Islands since appropriate to 2008, including much 300 banks, 800 insurers, withal 10,000 popular funds. A stock substitute have being graze in 1997. Tourism is over and above a mainstay, know yearn through 70% out from GDP as well as 75% coming from meaningless currency earnings. The wayfarer industry is target morose suspenseful luxury onlookers along minister signally in relation to guest local North America. Total rambler avigation overtake 1.9 zillions in 2008, close upon about dole primeval US. About 90% in reference to the islands' plasma together with follower boon* demand draw breath imported. The Caymanians esteem once only connected with dramaturgical towering cropping for each one capita moreover regular based on tense high-pitched standards peculiar to living in comic world.

Economy

Industries

546 hundred kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$876.5 gathering (2004)