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 Pacific OceanCayman Islands
Administrative divisions - 8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western
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.)
Agriculture - products - vegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle farming
Airports - 3 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total: 155.557 million sq km


note: includes Bali Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, and other tributary water bodies
total: 262 sq km


land: 262 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). Strategically important access waterways include the La Perouse, Tsugaru, Tsushima, Taiwan, Singapore, and Torres Straits. The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of 60 degrees south. 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.
Birth rate - 13.11 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget - revenues: $265.2 million


expenditures: $248.9 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1997)
Capital - George Town
Climate planetary air pressure systems and resultant wind patterns exhibit remarkable uniformity in the south and east; trade winds and westerly winds are well-developed patterns, modified by seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico from June to October and affect Mexico and Central America; continental influences cause climatic uniformity to be much less pronounced in the eastern and western regions at the same latitude in the North Pacific Ocean; the western Pacific is monsoonal - a rainy season occurs during the summer months, when moisture-laden winds blow from the ocean over the land, and a dry season during the winter months, when dry winds blow from the Asian landmass back to the ocean; tropical cyclones (typhoons) may strike southeast and east Asia from May to December tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
Coastline 135,663 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 - 4.76 deaths/1,000 population (2004 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 (1999)
Economy - overview The Pacific Ocean is a major contributor to the world economy and particularly to those nations its waters directly touch. It provides low-cost sea transportation between East and West, extensive fishing grounds, offshore oil and gas fields, minerals, and sand and gravel for the construction industry. In 1996, over 60% of the world's fish catch came from the Pacific Ocean. Exploitation of offshore oil and gas reserves is playing an ever-increasing role in the energy supplies of the US, Australia, NZ, China, and Peru. The high cost of recovering offshore oil and gas, combined with the wide swings in world prices for oil since 1985, has led to fluctuations in new drillings. 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.
Electricity - consumption - 355.2 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production - 381.9 million kWh (2001)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench -10,924 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 the dugong, sea lion, sea otter, seals, turtles, and whales; oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South China Sea no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments
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
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.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $35,000 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 1.7% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates 0 00 N, 160 00 W 19 30 N, 80 30 W
Geography - note the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean important location between Cuba and Central America
Highways - total: 785 km


paved: 785 km (2000)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
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: 8.41 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 9.64 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 7.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 2.8% (2002)
International organization participation - Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU
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: 3.85%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 96.15% (2001)
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 17 November 2004)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - NA
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 79.81 years


male: 77.21 years


female: 82.45 years (2004 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 the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras
Map references Political Map of the World Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims - territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 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.)
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches - no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
National holiday - Constitution Day, first Monday in July
Nationality - noun: Caymanian(s)


adjective: Caymanian
Natural hazards surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the "Pacific Ring of Fire"; subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia from May to December (most frequent from July to October); tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central America and Mexico from June to October (most common in August and September); cyclical El Nino/La Nina phenomenon occurs in the equatorial Pacific, influencing weather in the Western Hemisphere and the western Pacific; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme north from October to May; persistent fog in the northern Pacific can be a maritime hazard from June to December hurricanes (July to November)
Natural resources oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Net migration rate - 18.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population


note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2004 est.)
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]
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population - 43,103 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA (2002 est.)
Population growth rate - 2.71% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors Bangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong, Kao-hsiung (Taiwan), Los Angeles (US), Manila (Philippines), Pusan (South Korea), San Francisco (US), Seattle (US), Shanghai (China), Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Vladivostok (Russia), Wellington (NZ), Yokohama (Japan) Cayman Brac, George Town
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
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: 0.88 male(s)/female


total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: country code - 1-345; 1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use - 38,000 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 17,000 (2002)
Television broadcast stations - 1 with cable system
Terrain surface currents in the northern Pacific are dominated by a clockwise, warm-water gyre (broad circular system of currents) and in the southern Pacific by a counterclockwise, cool-water gyre; in the northern Pacific, sea ice forms in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk in winter; in the southern Pacific, sea ice from Antarctica reaches its northernmost extent in October; the ocean floor in the eastern Pacific is dominated by the East Pacific Rise, while the western Pacific is dissected by deep trenches, including the Mariana Trench, which is the world's deepest low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs
Total fertility rate - 1.9 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Transportation - note Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state) -
Unemployment rate - 4.1% (1997)
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