Cayman Islands

Map of Cayman Islands

Country	Cayman Islands
Capital	George Town (on Grand Cayman)
National holiday	Constitution Day, first Monday in July
Population	53,737 (July 2013 est.)
Sex ratio	1.02 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
Nationality	Caymanian(s)
Religions	Protestant 67.7% (Church of God 25.5%, Presbyterian/United Church 9.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 8.4%, Baptist 8.3%, Pentecostal 6.7%, Anglican 3.9%, non-denominational 5.7%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, other religions 4%, other 6.5%, none 6.1%, unspecified 3.2% (2007)
Languages	English (official) 95%, Spanish 3.2%, other 1.8% (1999 census)
Literacy	age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98.9% male: 98.7% female: 99% (2007 est.)
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
Geographic coordinates	19 30 N, 80 30 W
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean
Area	total: 264 sq km land: 264 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	160 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
Terrain	low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: The Bluff on Cayman Brac 43 m
Natural resources	fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Land use	arable land: 3.85% permanent crops: 0% other: 96.15% (2005)
Irrigated land	NA
Natural hazards	hurricanes (July to November)
Environment - current issues	no natural freshwater resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments
Geography - note	important location between Cuba and Central America