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| Cayman Islands (2004) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2002) | |
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| Administrative divisions | 8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western | none (territory of Australia) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 21.4% (male 4,608; female 4,616)
15-64 years: 70.6% (male 14,858; female 15,593) 65 years and over: 8% (male 1,607; female 1,821) (2004 est.) |
0-14 years: NA%
15-64 years: NA% 65 years and over: NA% |
| Agriculture - products | vegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle farming | vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts |
| Airports | 3 (2003 est.) | 1 (2001) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2004 est.) |
total: 1 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
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| Area | total: 262 sq km
land: 262 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total: 14 sq km
land: 14 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island |
| Area - comparative | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC | about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| 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. | There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William Keeling discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. Annexed by the UK in 1857, they were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island. |
| Birth rate | 13.11 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) | NA births/1,000 population |
| Budget | revenues: $265.2 million
expenditures: $248.9 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1997) |
revenues: $NA
expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA |
| Capital | George Town | West Island |
| Climate | tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April) | tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year |
| Coastline | 160 km | 26 km |
| Constitution | 1959, revised 1972 and 1992 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 |
| Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Cayman Islands |
conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Currency | Caymanian dollar (KYD) | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Death rate | 4.76 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) | NA deaths/1,000 population |
| Debt - external | $70 million (1996) | $NA |
| Dependency status | overseas territory of the UK | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Disputes - international | none | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | NA (1999) | $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. | Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry. |
| Electricity - consumption | 355.2 million kWh (2001) | NA kWh |
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2001) | - |
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2001) | - |
| Electricity - production | 381.9 million kWh (2001) | NA kWh |
| Electricity - production by source | - | 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: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
| Environment - current issues | no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments | fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs |
| Ethnic groups | mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20% | Europeans, Cocos Malays |
| Exchange rates | Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.82 (29 October 2001), 0.83 (3 November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993) | Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.9354 (January 2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997) |
| 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 |
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general
head of government: Administrator (nonresident) William Leonard TAYLOR (since 4 February 1999) cabinet: NA elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia |
| Exports | NA (2001) | $NA |
| Exports - commodities | turtle products, manufactured consumer goods | copra |
| Exports - partners | mostly US | Australia |
| Fiscal year | 1 April - 31 March | 1 July - 30 June |
| 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 | the flag of Australia is used |
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $1.27 billion (2002 est.) | purchasing power parity - $NA |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 1.4%
industry: 3.2% services: 95.4% (1994 est.) |
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% |
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $35,000 (2002 est.) | purchasing power parity - $NA |
| GDP - real growth rate | 1.7% (2002 est.) | NA% |
| Geographic coordinates | 19 30 N, 80 30 W | 12 30 S, 96 50 E |
| Geography - note | important location between Cuba and Central America | islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation |
| Highways | total: 785 km
paved: 785 km (2000) |
total: 15 km (2001)
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 | offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe | - |
| Imports | NA (2001) | $NA |
| Imports - commodities | foodstuffs, manufactured goods | foodstuffs |
| Imports - partners | US, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Japan | Australia |
| Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA | NA% |
| Industries | tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture | copra products and tourism |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 8.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.64 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) |
NA deaths/1,000 live births |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 2.8% (2002) | NA% |
| International organization participation | Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU | none |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | - | 2 (2000) |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | NA sq km |
| Judicial branch | Summary Court; Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal | Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court |
| Labor force | 19,820 (1995) | NA |
| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture 1.4%, industry 12.6%, services 86% (1995) | the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land: 3.85%
permanent crops: 0% other: 96.15% (2001) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
| Languages | English | Malay (Cocos dialect), English |
| Legal system | British common law and local statutes | based upon the laws of Australia and local laws |
| 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 17 November 2004) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - NA |
unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 79.81 years
male: 77.21 years female: 82.45 years (2004 est.) |
total population: NA years
male: NA years female: NA years |
| 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 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean | Southeast Asia |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
| Merchant marine | total: 137 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,827,837 GRT/4,555,974 DWT
by type: bulk 27, cargo 7, chemical tanker 36, container 2, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 25, refrigerated cargo 33, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea/passenger 1, specialized tanker 1 foreign-owned: Germany 9, Greece 25, Hong Kong 3, Italy 14, Norway 4, Singapore 1, Spain 11, Sweden 13, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 18, United States 43 registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.) |
none (2002 est.) |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the UK | defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force |
| Military branches | no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force | - |
| National holiday | Constitution Day, first Monday in July | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Caymanian(s)
adjective: Caymanian |
noun: Cocos Islander(s)
adjective: Cocos Islander |
| Natural hazards | hurricanes (July to November) | cyclone season is October to April |
| Natural resources | fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism | fish |
| Net migration rate | 18.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2004 est.) |
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population |
| Political parties and leaders | no national teams (loose groupings of political organizations) were formed for the 2000 elections; United Democratic Party or UDP [leader McKeeva BUSH]; People's Progressive Movement or PPM [leader Kurt TIBBETTS] | none |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA | none |
| Population | 43,103 (July 2004 est.) | 632 (July 2002 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA (2002 est.) | NA% |
| Population growth rate | 2.71% (2004 est.) | -0.22% (2002 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | Cayman Brac, George Town | none; lagoon anchorage only |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000) |
| Radios | - | 300 (1992) |
| Railways | - | 0 km |
| Religions | United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic | Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) |
| 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: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal | NA |
| Telephone system | general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: country code - 1-345; 1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system
domestic: NA international: telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002) |
| Telephones - main lines in use | 38,000 (2002) | 287 (1992) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 17,000 (2002) | NA |
| Television broadcast stations | 1 with cable system | NA |
| Terrain | low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs | flat, low-lying coral atolls |
| Total fertility rate | 1.9 children born/woman (2004 est.) | NA children born/woman |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% (1997) | 60% (2000 est.) |
| Waterways | - | none |
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