Explore Cayman Islands in 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.

Pictures from George Town (Capital)

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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 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 country consists of 1 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Cayman Islands

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Cayman Islands Tourism

The Pavilion, Cricket Square, Elgin Avenue
P.O. Box 67
George Town, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands

Phone: +1 345 949 0623
Fax: +1 345 949 4053

Demographic Information

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.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Cayman Islands is growing at an rate of 2.34% (or by 1,174 citizens). Each year 808 people enter this country (or 16.10 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 0.73%. Or an total increase of 366 citizens.

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.