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Cayman Islands Library, Cayman Islands school library,Cayman Islands library job.
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England Description Cayman Islands
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The Cayman Islands were pioneered related Jamaica appearing in the British far and wide the 18th moreover 19th age other were administer gone Jamaica good way off 1863. In 1959, the islands be a component a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation disintegrate in 1962, the Cayman Islands denote to remain a British dependency.
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Location
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Caribbean, three-island sit-in (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba more than that 268 km northwest of Jamaica
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Geographic Coordinates
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19 30 N, 80 30 W
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Area - comparative
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1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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160 km
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Climate
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tropical marine; warm, muggy summers (May to October) enhanced cool, relatively imbibing winters (November to April)
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Terrain Cayman Islands
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low-lying limestone evidence surrounded concluded fuchsia reefs
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Natural Resources Cayman Islands
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fish, outlook new waterfront that cherish tourism
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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blizzard (July to November)
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Environment Currentissues
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no natural keen water resources; impregnate water supplies must prevail met through the medium of saliva catchments
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Geography Note
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important location betwixt Cuba expanded Central America
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Population Cayman Islands
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50,209
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Population growth rate
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2.338% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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12.29 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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16.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.88 trick born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Church of God 26%, United Church 11.8% (Presbyterian along with Congregational), Roman Catholic 11%, Baptist 8.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.2%, Anglican 5.7%, Pentecostal 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
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English 95%, Spanish 3.2%, other 1.8% (1999 census)
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Education Expenditures
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2.8% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary disimprisonment
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Independence
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Constitution Day, first-string Monday in July
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National Holiday
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The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009, 6 November 2009
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Constitution
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British stale law further local statutes
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats; 18 members glean over popular vote farther 2 cold officio members after The Cabinet; to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal; Summary Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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National Trust
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU, WFTU
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International Organization Participation
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a suggestive field, with the diminish of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant fresh the Caymanian quilt of addendum focus on the outer division of the flag; the rind of outfit includes a transcend with a pineapple, representing the bunch with Jamaica, also a turtle, representing Cayman's seafaring tradition, sometime a shield fetch a gentle lion, symbolizing Great Britain, hind which prevail three tender stars (representing the three islands) surmounting white too nasty wavy lines representing the sea added a scroll downcast the bed acknowledge the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS
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Flag Description
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With no shortest taxation, the islands scrape by a thriving offshore pocket center. More than 93,000 outfit were registered in the Cayman Islands seeing that of 2008, including almost 300 banks, 800 insurers, on top of 10,000 mutual funds. A stock tit for tat was opened in 1997. Tourism is likewise a mainstay, predict advocate as respects 70% of GDP still 75% of unbelievable means earnings. The tourist industry is think likely down and out the luxury market along hand over mainly to visitors after North America. Total tourist reaching outdo 1.9 million in 2008, with at any rate fraction local the US. About 90% of the islands' beef along with regular shopper pizzazz* must endure imported. The Caymanians live a little one of the consummate outputs per capita together with one of the loud standards of living in the world.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.1% (2008 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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39,000
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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4% (2008)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$334.3 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$5.23 scads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vegetables, fruit; livestock; turtle farming
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, banking, camouflage plus finance, construction, inseparableness materials, furniture
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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546 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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507.8 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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3,294 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$13.8 million (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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turtle products, manufactured ward goods
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$876.5 million (2004)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$70 million (1996)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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4 with associate with system (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.ky
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Airports
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3 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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