Cayman Islands

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Cayman Islands
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Flag and Coat of arms
Similar to British Flag due to colonization by
the British The three green stars in the crest
symbolize each of the islands The waves under
the stars represent the seas The gold lion
above the sea and islands represents England
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Geography and climate
Located about 240 Kilometers south of Cuba
Total land area 262 square Kilometers About
1.5 times the size of Washington D.C. Very
tropical and warm temperatures Rainy summer
seasons Cooler dry winters
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Government
Overseas territory of Great Britain Capital
is George Town on Grand Cayman Divided into 8
districts across the three islands National
Holiday is Constitution Day (First Monday of
July) British Common Law system Chief of
State Queen Elizabeth II No political parties
or pressure groups Cayman Islands Court of
Appeal
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Economy
Annual GDP of 1.939 Billion Country has no
direct taxation There are more than 68,000
companies registered across the three islands
Tourism accounts for roughly 70 of the annual
GDP The Islands import about 90 of their
consumable goods GDP per capita 43,800
Real Growth Rate 0.9
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More Economy
Agriculture Production vegetables, fruit,
livestock, turtle farming Industries Tourism,
banking, insurance and finance, construction,
furniture Currency Caymanian Dollar (KYD)
Exchange rate 0.8496 KYD per USD GDP
composition 1.4 agriculture, 3.2 industry,
95.4 services Unemployment rate 4.4
Population Under Poverty Line Unavailable
Inflation rate 4.4
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Military
No on-site military power Direct protection
is maintained by the Royal Cayman Islands Police
Force Defense of the islands is the
responsibility of the U.K.
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History
Colonized from Jamaica by Britain in the 1700
and 1800s In 1959 the islands became a
territory of the Federation of the West Indies
Federation of West Indies dissolved in 1962
Islands decided to remain a territory of Great
Britain
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People
Population of about 46,600 people Average
age is 37.5 years Population growth rate of
2.496 Average life expectancy is 80.2
years Ethnicities 40 mixed, 20 white, 20
black, 20 other various groups Religions
Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Church of God,
Protestant, Roman Catholic Main language is
English Literacy rate is 98
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Sources
CIA Factbook https//www.cia.gov/library/publi
cations/the-world-factbook/geos/cj.html
Google Images www.google.com/images
Wikipedia.org http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayman
_islands