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CountryCayman Islands
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Capitalname: George Town (on Grand Cayman)
geographic coordinates: 19 20 N, 81 23 W
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Population46,600
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2007 est.)
GMT-5
LocationCaribbean, three island (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) group in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica

see map
Areatotal: 262 sq km
land: 262 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Ethnic groupsmixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%
ReligionsUnited Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
LanguagesEnglish
Government typeBritish crown colony
National holidayConstitution Day, first Monday in July
Constitution1959; revised 1962, 1972, and 1994
Legal systemBritish common law and local statutes
BackgroundThe 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, but when the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.
Internet
country code
.ky
LAST UPDATED ON 17 JUNE 2007