Cayman Islands (original) (raw)
The Cayman Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the West Indies, northwest of Jamaica. Because it has no direct taxation, it is filled with banks. Most Caymanians are biracial (black and white) English speakers.
The Cayman Islands are made up of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman.
Cayman Islands
| Coat of Arms (In Detail) | |
|---|---|
| National motto: The Land, The People, The Light | |
| Official language | English |
| Political status | Non-sovereign, Overseas territory of the U.K |
| Capital | George Town |
| Governor | Bruce Dinwiddy |
| Chief Secretary | McKeeva Bush |
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 221th 260 km² 1,6% |
| Population - Total (2002) - Density | Ranked 212th 41,934 139,5/km² |
| Currency | Cayman Dollar |
| Time zone | UTC -5 |
| National anthem | None |
| Internet TLD | .ky |
| Calling Code | 1-345 |
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Originally from the CIA World Factbook 2000.