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Compare Cayman Islands (2003) - Paracel Islands (2006)
Compare Cayman Islands (2003) z Paracel Islands (2006)
| Cayman Islands (2003) | Paracel Islands (2006) | |
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| Administrative divisions | 8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western | - |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 21.6% (male 4,525; female 4,541)
15-64 years: 70.6% (male 14,463; female 15,157) 65 years and over: 7.7% (male 1,515; female 1,733) (2003 est.) |
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| Agriculture - products | vegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle farming | - |
| Airports | 3 (2002) | 1 (2006) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2002) |
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
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| Area | total: 262 sq km
land: 262 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total: NA sq km
land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC | NA |
| Background | The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries. Administered by Jamaica since 1863, they remained a British dependency after 1962 when the former became independent. | The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. The islands are claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam. |
| Birth rate | 13.33 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) | - |
| Budget | revenues: $265.2 million
expenditures: $248.9 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997) |
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| Capital | George Town | - |
| Climate | tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April) | tropical |
| Coastline | 160 km | 518 km |
| Constitution | 1959, revised 1972 and 1992 | - |
| Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Cayman Islands |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Paracel Islands |
| Currency | Caymanian dollar (KYD) | - |
| Death rate | 4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2003 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 | none | occupied by China, also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam |
| Economic aid - recipient | $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 1998, 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 in 1997, with 600,000 from the US. 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. | China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism. |
| Electricity - consumption | 355.2 million kWh (2001) | - |
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2001) | - |
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2001) | - |
| Electricity - production | 381.9 million kWh (2001) | - |
| Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001) |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: The Bluff 43 m |
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m |
| Environment - current issues | no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments | NA |
| Ethnic groups | mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20% | - |
| Exchange rates | Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.82 (29 October 2001), 0.83 (3 November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993) | - |
| Executive branch | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Governor Bruce DINWIDDY (since 29 May 2002)
head of government: Chief Secretary W. McKeeva BUSH (since NA December 2001) 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; the chief secretary is appointed by the governor |
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| Exports | NA (2001) | - |
| 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 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 - $1.27 billion (2002 est.) | - |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 1.4%
industry: 3.2% services: 95.4% (1994 est.) |
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| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $35,000 (2002 est.) | - |
| GDP - real growth rate | 1.7% (2002 est.) | - |
| Geographic coordinates | 19 30 N, 80 30 W | 16 30 N, 112 00 E |
| Geography - note | important location between Cuba and Central America | composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group |
| Highways | total: 785 km
paved: 785 km (2000) |
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| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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| Illicit drugs | offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe | - |
| Imports | NA (2001) | - |
| 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 | total: 8.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) |
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| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 2.8% (2002) | - |
| International organization participation | Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate) | - |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | 16 (2000) | - |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | 0 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 | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
| Languages | English | - |
| Legal system | British common law and local statutes | - |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Legislative Assembly (18 seats, three appointed members from the Executive Council 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 |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 79.67 years
male: 77.08 years female: 82.3 years (2003 est.) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.) |
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| Location | Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras | Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean | Southeast Asia |
| Maritime claims | exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
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| Merchant marine | total: 123 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,402,058 GRT/3,792,094 DWT
ships by type: bulk 22, cargo 5, chemical tanker 31, container 2, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 21, refrigerated cargo 35, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bahrain 2, China 1, Germany 4, Greece 27, Hong Kong 3, Italy 2, Japan 1, Norway 14, Sweden 13, United Kingdom 15, United States 35 (2002 est.) |
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| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the UK | occupied by China |
| Military branches | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF) | - |
| National holiday | Constitution Day, first Monday in July | - |
| Nationality | noun: Caymanian(s)
adjective: Caymanian |
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| Natural hazards | hurricanes (July to November) | typhoons |
| Natural resources | fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism | none |
| Net migration rate | 19.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2003 est.) |
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| Political parties and leaders | there are no formal political parties but the following loose groupings act as political organizations; National Team [leader NA]; Democratic Alliance [leader NA]; Team Cayman [leader NA]; United Democratic Party [leader NA] | - |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA | - |
| Population | 41,934 (July 2003 est.) | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | - |
| Population growth rate | 2.79% (2003 est.) | - |
| Ports and harbors | Cayman Brac, George Town | - |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) | - |
| Railways | 0 km | - |
| Religions | United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic | - |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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| 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) |
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| Telephones - main lines in use | 19,000 (1995) | - |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 2,534 (1995) | - |
| Television broadcast stations | 1 with cable system | - |
| Terrain | low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs | mostly low and flat |
| Total fertility rate | 1.91 children born/woman (2003 est.) | - |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% (1997) | - |
| Waterways | none | - |
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