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 Arctic OceanCayman Islands
Administrative divisions - 8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western
Age structure - 0-14 years:
22.21% (male 3,807; female 4,084)

15-64 years:
69.74% (male 12,102; female 12,676)

65 years and over:
8.05% (male 1,318; female 1,540) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products - vegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle farming
Airports - 3 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total:
2

1,524 to 2,437 m:
2 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total:
14.056 million sq km

note:
includes Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Northwest Passage, and other tributary water bodies
total:
259 sq km

land:
259 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the recently delimited Southern Ocean). The Northwest Passage (US and Canada) and Northern Sea Route (Norway and Russia) are two important seasonal waterways. A sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes circumscribes the Arctic Ocean. The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries. Administered by Jamaica from 1863, they remained a British dependency after 1962 when the former became independent.
Birth rate - 13.79 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget - revenues:
$265.2 million

expenditures:
$248.9 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997)
Capital - George Town
Climate polar climate characterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterized by continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, and clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp and foggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
Coastline 45,389 km 160 km
Constitution - 1959, revised 1972 and 1992
Country name - conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Cayman Islands
Currency - Caymanian dollar (KYD)
Death rate - 5.15 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external - $70 million (1996)
Dependency status - overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international some maritime disputes (see littoral states) none
Economic aid - recipient - $NA
Economy - overview Economic activity is limited to the exploitation of natural resources, including petroleum, natural gas, fish, and seals. With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 40,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 1997, including almost 600 banks and trust companies; banking assets exceed $500 billion. A stock exchange was opened in 1997. Tourism is also a mainstay, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 1.2 million visitors in 1997. About 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy one of the highest outputs per capita and one of the highest standards of living in the world.
Electricity - consumption - 306.9 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production - 330 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Fram Basin -4,665 m

highest point:
sea level 0 m
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point:
The Bluff 43 m
Environment - current issues endangered marine species include walruses and whales; fragile ecosystem slow to change and slow to recover from disruptions or damage; thinning polar icepack no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchment
Ethnic groups - mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%
Exchange rates - Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.83 (3 November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993)
Executive branch - chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Governor and President of the Executive Council Peter SMITH (since 5 May 1999)

head of government:
Kurt TIBBETTS (since November 2000)

cabinet:
Executive Council (three members appointed by the governor, four members elected by the Legislative Assembly)

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor is appointed by the monarch
Exports - $1.5 million (1998)
Exports - commodities - turtle products, manufactured consumer goods
Exports - partners - mostly US
Fiscal year - 1 April - 31 March
Flag description - blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a pineapple and turtle above a shield with three stars (representing the three islands) and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS
GDP - purchasing power parity - $930 million (1997 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture:
1.4%

industry:
3.2%

services:
95.4% (1994 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $24,500 (1997 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 4.9% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates 90 00 N, 0 00 E 19 30 N, 80 30 W
Geography - note major chokepoint is the southern Chukchi Sea (northern access to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic location between North America and Russia; shortest marine link between the extremes of eastern and western Russia; floating research stations operated by the US and Russia; maximum snow cover in March or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean; snow cover lasts about 10 months important location between Cuba and Central America
Highways - total:
406 km

paved:
304 km

unpaved:
102 km
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Illicit drugs - vulnerable to drug money laundering and drug transshipment to the US and Europe
Imports - $507.6 million (1998)
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs, manufactured goods
Imports - partners - US, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Japan
Independence - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture
Infant mortality rate - 10.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 3% (1998)
International organization participation - Caricom (observer), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 16 (2000)
Irrigated land - NA sq km
Judicial branch - Summary Court; Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal
Labor force - 19,820 (1995)
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture 1.4%, industry 12.6%, services 86% (1995)
Land boundaries - 0 km
Land use - arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
8%

forests and woodland:
23%

other:
69% (1993 est.)
Languages - English
Legal system - British common law and local statutes
Legislative branch - unicameral Legislative Assembly (18 seats, three appointed members and 15 elected by popular vote; members serve four-year terms)

elections:
last held 8 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA
Life expectancy at birth - total population:
79.03 years

male:
76.24 years

female:
81.43 years (2001 est.)
Literacy - definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population:
98%

male:
98%

female:
98% (1970 est.)
Location body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras
Map references Arctic Region Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims - exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine - total:
106 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,656,452 GRT/2,643,036 DWT

ships by type:
bulk 21, cargo 5, chemical tanker 27, container 4, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 13, refrigerated cargo 30, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1

note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cyprus 2, Denmark 2, Finland 1, Greece 11, Norway 3, UK 3, US 3 (2000 est.)
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches - Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)
National holiday - Constitution Day, first Monday in July
Nationality - noun:
Caymanian(s)

adjective:
Caymanian
Natural hazards ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually ice locked from October to June; ships subject to superstructure icing from October to May hurricanes (July to November)
Natural resources sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Net migration rate - 12.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

note:
major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US
Political parties and leaders - there are no formal political parties but the following loose groupings act as political organizations; National Team; Democratic Alliance; Team Cayman
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population - 35,527 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 2.12% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Churchill (Canada), Murmansk (Russia), Prudhoe Bay (US) Cayman Brac, George Town
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 36,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
Religions - United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Church of God, other Protestant
Sex ratio - at birth:
0.86 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
0.93 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female

total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use - 19,000 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 2,534 (1995)
Television broadcast stations - NA
Terrain central surface covered by a perennial drifting polar icepack that averages about 3 meters in thickness, although pressure ridges may be three times that size; clockwise drift pattern in the Beaufort Gyral Stream, but nearly straight-line movement from the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to Denmark Strait (between Greenland and Iceland); the icepack is surrounded by open seas during the summer, but more than doubles in size during the winter and extends to the encircling landmasses; the ocean floor is about 50% continental shelf (highest percentage of any ocean) with the remainder a central basin interrupted by three submarine ridges (Alpha Cordillera, Nansen Cordillera, and Lomonosov Ridge) low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs
Total fertility rate - 2.04 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate - 4.1% (1997)
Waterways - none
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