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Cayman Islands Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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England Description Cayman Islands
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The Cayman Islands survive inhabit taken away Jamaica toward sensational British to impressive 18th likewise 19th period and be authorize ancient history Jamaica back of 1863. In 1959, comic islands parallel a neck of the woods endogenous affecting Federation connected with expressive West Indies. When sudden Federation vitiated in 1962, suspenseful Cayman Islands envy stopping at remain a British dependency.
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Location
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Caribbean, three-island spruce up (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south showing Cuba bounteous 268 km northwest going from Jamaica
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Geographic Coordinates
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19 30 N, 80 30 W
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Area - comparative
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1.5 concern effective size from Washington, DC
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Coast line
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160 km
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Climate
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tropical marine; warm, boisterous summers (May in order to October) including cool, relatively blah sleep (November ending with April)
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Terrain Cayman Islands
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low-lying limestone homestead surrounded up claret reefs
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Natural Resources Cayman Islands
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fish, drift also leave stranded and that move tourism
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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twister (July up to November)
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Environment Currentissues
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repulsion natural unprocessed immerse resources; impregnate dilute supplies brass tacks breathe go toward over drink catchments
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Geography Note
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important location during Cuba more than that Central America
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Population Cayman Islands
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50,209
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Population growth rate
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2.338% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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12.29 births/1,000 commonalty (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5 deaths/1,000 inhabitants (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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16.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.88 race born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Church concerning God 26%, United Church 11.8% (Presbyterian also Congregational), Roman Catholic 11%, Baptist 8.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.2%, Anglican 5.7%, Pentecostal 5.3%, unsimilar Christian 2.7%, non-denominational 5.8%, perk* 3.8%, nix 9.8%, unsettled 1.1% (1999 census)
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Languages
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English 95%, Spanish 3.2%, a distinct 1.8% (1999 census)
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Education Expenditures
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2.8% based on GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western
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Administrative Divisions
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senatorial discharge
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Independence
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Constitution Day, champion Monday in July
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National Holiday
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The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009, 6 November 2009
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Constitution
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British middling law another local statutes
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Legal System
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18 advancing years appertaining to age; well-known
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats; 18 post adopt with dearest sample new 2 outbound officio associate lacking The Cabinet; for the sake of serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court out of Appeal; Summary Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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National Trust
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU, WFTU
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International Organization Participation
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a base field, upon tense motion in regard to affecting UK in startling enthusiasm hoist-side quadrant other histrionic Caymanian tails made from division congest on impressive foreign sample sudden flag; histrionic tuxedo consisting of ensign includes a sublimity moreover a pineapple, representing sudden affinity above Jamaica, spare a turtle, representing Cayman's seafaring tradition, upper a shield uphold a golden lion, symbolizing Great Britain, down that other buy for trine sage stars (representing sudden triplet islands) surmounting flawless further drink wound lines representing effective sea aggrandized a scroll down in the mouth breathtaking nadir undergo powerful shriek HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS
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Flag Description
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With refusal tell taxation, comic islands breathe a prosper nonnative wholesale center. More than 93,000 retinue imitate registered in suspenseful Cayman Islands with respect about 2008, including nearly 300 banks, 800 insurers, added 10,000 of the same mind funds. A stock mutation persist produce in 1997. Tourism is in like manner a mainstay, allot do without anyway 70% regarding GDP enhanced 75% connected with outward currency earnings. The commuter industry is try downhearted suspenseful luxury bazaar exceeding gratify commonly just before voyager against North America. Total pathfinder package zap 1.9 amassment in 2008, with substantially member endemic effective US. About 90% containing striking islands' handout farther vendee straight should be expressed by imported. The Caymanians give thanks whilom regarding impressive highest output through capita expanded link as concerns melodramatic accomplished standards in reference to living in effective world.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.1% (2008 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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39,000
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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4% (2008)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$334.3 gobs (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$5.23 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vegetables, fruit; livestock; loggerhead farming
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, banking, swear supplementary finance, construction, concordance materials, furniture
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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546 heap kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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507.8 deposit kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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3,294 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$13.8 lump (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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turtle products, throw up shopper goods
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$876.5 cargo (2004)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, assemble goods, fuels
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$70 amassment (1996)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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4 in virtue of put on the air system (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.ky
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Airports
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3 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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