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 Cayman IslandsGuernsey
Administrative divisions 8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including St. Peter Port, St. Sampson, Vale, Castel, St. Saviour, St. Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, St. Martin, St. Andrew
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.)
0-14 years:
16.22% (male 5,285; female 5,151)

15-64 years:
66.67% (male 21,264; female 21,630)

65 years and over:
17.11% (male 4,546; female 6,466) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products vegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle farming tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports 3 (2000 est.) 2 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
2

1,524 to 2,437 m:
2 (2000 est.)
total:
2

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
1

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

land:
259 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total:
194 sq km

land:
194 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC slightly larger than Washington, DC
Background 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. The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
Birth rate 13.79 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) 9.9 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget revenues:
$265.2 million

expenditures:
$248.9 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997)
revenues:
$381.3 million

expenditures:
$368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
Capital George Town Saint Peter Port
Climate tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April) temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline 160 km 50 km
Constitution 1959, revised 1972 and 1992 unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Cayman Islands
conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Guernsey

conventional short form:
Guernsey
Currency Caymanian dollar (KYD) British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Death rate 5.15 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) 9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external $70 million (1996) $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA $NA
Economy - overview 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. Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the rules of the game under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption 306.9 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - production 330 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point:
The Bluff 43 m
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchment NA
Ethnic groups mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20% UK and Norman-French descent
Exchange rates Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.83 (3 November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993) Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
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
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)

head of government:
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) and Bailiff De Vic G. CAREY (since NA)

cabinet:
Advisory and Finance Committee appointed by the Assembly of the States

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports $1.5 million (1998) $NA
Exports - commodities turtle products, manufactured consumer goods tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners mostly US UK (regarded as internal trade)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
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 white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
GDP purchasing power parity - $930 million (1997 est.) purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
1.4%

industry:
3.2%

services:
95.4% (1994 est.)
agriculture:
3%

industry:
10%

services:
87% (2000)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $24,500 (1997 est.) purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate 4.9% (1999 est.) 5.7% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates 19 30 N, 80 30 W 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note important location between Cuba and Central America large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Highways total:
406 km

paved:
304 km

unpaved:
102 km
total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

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

highest 10%:
NA%
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) $NA
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, manufactured goods coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners US, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Japan UK (regarded as internal trade)
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate 10.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) 5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3% (1998) 3.99% (2000 est.)
International organization participation Caricom (observer), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate) none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 16 (2000) NA
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Summary Court; Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal Royal Court
Labor force 19,820 (1995) 31,322 (2000)
Labor force - by occupation agriculture 1.4%, industry 12.6%, services 86% (1995) -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
8%

forests and woodland:
23%

other:
69% (1993 est.)
arable land:
NA%

permanent crops:
NA%

permanent pastures:
NA%

forests and woodland:
NA%

other:
NA%
Languages English English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system British common law and local statutes English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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
unicameral Assembly of the States; consists of the Bailiff, 10 Douzaine (parish council) representatives, 45 People's Deputies elected by popular franchise, 2 Alderney representatives, HM Procureur (Attorney General), HM Comptroller (Solicitor General) and HM Greffier (Court Recorder and Registrar General)

elections:
last held 12 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2006)

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

male:
76.24 years

female:
81.43 years (2001 est.)
total population:
79.78 years

male:
76.78 years

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

total population:
98%

male:
98%

female:
98% (1970 est.)
definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
Location Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Europe
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 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.)
none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF) -
National holiday Constitution Day, first Monday in July Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality noun:
Caymanian(s)

adjective:
Caymanian
noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander
Natural hazards hurricanes (July to November) NA
Natural resources fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism cropland
Net migration rate 12.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

note:
major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US
3.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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 none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 35,527 (July 2001 est.) 64,342 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 2.12% (2001 est.) 0.39% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Cayman Brac, George Town Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 36,000 (1997) NA
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Church of God, other Protestant Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
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.)
at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female

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

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

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

domestic:
NA

international:
1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use 19,000 (1995) 44,000 (1996)
Telephones - mobile cellular 2,534 (1995) 12,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations NA 1 (1997)
Terrain low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate 2.04 children born/woman (2001 est.) 1.36 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate 4.1% (1997) 0.5% (1999 est.)
Waterways none none
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