Cayman Islands Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

Cayman Islands with its capital George Town is located in North America (Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman). It covers some 263 square kilometres (1.5 times the size of Washington, DC) with 44,270 citizens. English is the language spoken by the majority in Cayman Islands.

Cayman Islands are an island group in the Caribbean Sea, ninety miles south of Cuba. The outstanding coral reefs and outstandingly clear waters have made this island group a favorite destination of divers. Great beaches and fine restaurants and resorts make it an excellent tourist destination as well.

Pictures from Capital (George Town)

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About Cayman Islands

The terrain offers low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs. The average density of population is about 168 per km². The climate in Cayman Islands can be described as tropical marine with warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April). Possible natural disasters include hurricanes (July to November).

To reach someone in Cayman Islands dial +1-345 prior to a number. There are 38,000 installed telephones. And there are 33,800 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ky". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 120V - 60Hz. The following list are the 1 regions/states in Cayman Islands we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Caymanian population grew at a rate of 2.34% (or by 1,174 citizens). With 251 deaths and 617 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.73%. 808 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Cayman Islands: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.