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 Paracel IslandsCayman Islands
Administrative divisions - 8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western
Age structure - 0-14 years: 20.3% (male 4,746/female 4,730)


15-64 years: 71% (male 16,135/female 16,964)


65 years and over: 8.6% (male 1,892/female 2,133) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products - vegetables, fruit; livestock; turtle farming
Airports 1 (2002) 3 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
total: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)
Area total: NA sq km


land: NA sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 262 sq km


land: 262 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative NA 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background 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. The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries, and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies, but when the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.
Birth rate - 12.6 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget - revenues: $423.8 million


expenditures: $392.6 million (2004)
Capital - name: George Town (on Grand Cayman)


geographic coordinates: 19 18 N, 81 23 W


time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate tropical tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
Coastline 518 km 160 km
Constitution - 1959; revised 1962, 1972, and 1994
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Paracel Islands
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Cayman Islands
Death rate - 4.98 deaths/1,000 population (2007 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 occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam none
Economic aid - recipient - $390,000 (2004)
Economy - overview China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism. With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 68,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 2003, including almost 500 banks, 800 insurers, and 5,000 mutual funds. 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 2.1 million in 2003, with about half 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 - 372 million kWh (2005)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - production - 400 million kWh (2005)
Elevation extremes lowest point: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: The Bluff (Cayman Brac) 43 m
Environment - current issues NA 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 - NA (2007), 0.8496 (2006)
Executive branch - chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Stuart JACK (since 23 November 2005)


head of government: Leader of Government Business Kurt TIBBETTS (since 18 May 2005)


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; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or coalition is appointed by the governor Leader of Government Business
Exports - 0 bbl/day (2004)
Exports - commodities - turtle products, manufactured consumer goods
Exports - partners - mostly US (2006)
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 - composition by sector - agriculture: 1.4%


industry: 3.2%


services: 95.4% (1994 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 0.9% (2004 est.)
Geographic coordinates 16 30 N, 112 00 E 19 30 N, 80 30 W
Geography - note composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group important location between Cuba and Central America
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 - 2,698 bbl/day (2004)
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs, manufactured goods
Imports - partners - US, Netherlands Antilles, Japan (2006)
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: 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 8.94 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 6.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 4.4% (2004)
International organization participation - Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA
Judicial branch - Summary Court; Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal
Labor force - 23,450 (2004)
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: 3.85%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 96.15% (2005)
Languages - English
Legal system - British common law and local statutes
Legislative branch - unicameral Legislative Assembly (18 seats; 3 appointed members from the Executive Council and 15 elected by popular vote; to serve four-year terms)


elections: last held 11 May 2005 (next to be held in 2009)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPM 9, UDP 5, independent 1
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 80.2 years


male: 77.57 years


female: 82.87 years (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 98%


male: 98%


female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location 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 Caribbean, three island (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) group in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
Map references Southeast Asia Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims NA territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine - total: 124 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,953,923 GRT/4,597,716 DWT


by type: bulk carrier 33, cargo 11, chemical tanker 41, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 3, vehicle carrier 4


foreign-owned: 122 (Denmark 3, Germany 17, Greece 23, Italy 10, Japan 6, Norway 2, Singapore 10, Sweden 1, UK 9, US 41) (2007)
Military - note occupied by China 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 typhoons hurricanes (July to November)
Natural resources none fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Net migration rate - 17.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population


note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders - United Democratic Party or UDP [McKeeva BUSH]; People's Progressive Movement or PPM [Kurt TIBBETTS]; note - no national teams (loose groupings of political organizations) were formed for the 2000 elections
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2003 est.)
46,600


note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 2.496% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded -
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004)
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: 1.003 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.951 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.887 male(s)/female


total population: 0.956 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: reasonably good system


domestic: liberalization of telecom market in 2003; introduction of competition in the mobile-cellular market in 2004


international: country code - 1-345; landing point for the MAYA-1 submarine telephone cable network that provides links to the US and parts of Central and South America; submarine cable provides connectivity to Jamaica; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
Telephones - main lines in use - 38,000 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 17,000 (2002)
Television broadcast stations - 4 with cable system (2004)
Terrain mostly low and flat low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs
Total fertility rate - 1.89 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate - 4.4% (2004)
Waterways none -
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