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Cayman Islands
| Country | Cayman Islands |
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| Flag |  |
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| 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) |
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| Population | 49,035
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2009 est.) |
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| GMT | -5 |
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| Location | Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
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| Area | total: 262 sq km
land: 262 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Ethnic groups | mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20% |
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| Religions | Church of God 26%, United Church 11.8% (Presbyterian and Congregational), Roman Catholic 11%, Baptist 8.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.2%, Anglican 5.7%, Pentacostal 5.3%, other Christian 2.7%, non-denominational 5.8%, other 3.8%, none 9.8%, unspecified 1.1% (1999 census) |
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| Languages | English 95%, Spanish 3.2%, other 1.8% (1999 census) |
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| Government type | British crown colony |
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| National holiday | Constitution Day, first Monday in July |
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| Constitution | 1959; revised 1962, 1972, and 1994 |
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| Legal system | British common law and local statutes |
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| Background | 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. |
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