Place:Cayman Islands

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NameCayman Islands
Alt namesCaiman-Inselnsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 319
Caymaneilandensource: Engels Woordenboek (1987)
Caymanssource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) II, 980-981
Caïmanessource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-21
Islas Caimánsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 319
Las Tortugassource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 164; Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) II, 980-981
Îles Caïmansource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 319
TypeDependent state
Coordinates19.5°N 80.667°W
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Georgetown
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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The Cayman Islands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, the largest by population, in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the south of Cuba and northeast of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The capital city is George Town on Grand Cayman, which is the most populous of the three islands.

The Cayman Islands is considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean Zone as well as the Greater Antilles. The territory is a major world offshore financial centre for international businesses and wealthy individuals, largely as a result of the state not charging taxes on any income earned or stored.

With a GDP per capita of $91,392, the Cayman Islands has the highest standard of living in the Caribbean. The territory's economic success attracts many workers from around the world. Immigrants from over 130 countries and territories reside in the Cayman Islands.

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