The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Cayman Islands:
Cayman Islands – British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman.[1] It is a tax haven financial centre and one of the many scuba diving destinations in the Caribbean.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /ðʉ ˈkaɪ.mɨn ˈaɪ.ləndz/
- Common English country name: The Cayman Islands
- Official English country name: The Cayman Islands[2][3]
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Caymanian
- Demonym(s):
- ISO country codes: KY, CYM, 136
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KY
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ky
Geography of the Cayman Islands
Geography of the Cayman Islands
- The Cayman Islands are: a British overseas territory of three islands
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America (though not on the mainland)
- Atlantic Ocean
- Time zone: UTC-05
- Extreme points of the Cayman Islands
- High: The Bluff on Cayman Brac 43 m (141 ft)
- Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 160 km
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Population of the Cayman Islands: 62,000(2007) – 208th most populous country
- Area of the Cayman Islands: 260 square kilometres (100 sq mi) – 207th largest country
- Atlas of the Cayman Islands
Environment of the Cayman Islands
- Climate of the Cayman Islands
- Renewable energy in the Cayman Islands
- Geology of the Cayman Islands
- Protected areas of the Cayman Islands
- Biosphere reserves in the Cayman Islands
- National parks of the Cayman Islands
- Wildlife of the Cayman Islands
Natural geographic features of the Cayman Islands
- Fjords of the Cayman Islands
- Glaciers of the Cayman Islands
- Islands of the Cayman Islands
- Lakes of the Cayman Islands
- Mountains of the Cayman Islands
- Volcanoes in the Cayman Islands
- Rivers of the Cayman Islands
- Waterfalls of the Cayman Islands
- Valleys of the Cayman Islands
- World Heritage Sites in the Cayman Islands: None
Regions of the Cayman Islands
Regions of the Cayman Islands
Ecoregions of the Cayman Islands
List of ecoregions in the Cayman Islands
Administrative divisions of the Cayman Islands
None
Municipalities of the Cayman Islands
- Capital of the Cayman Islands: George Town
- Cities of the Cayman Islands
Demography of the Cayman Islands
Government and politics of the Cayman Islands
Politics of the Cayman Islands
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic overseas territory
- Capital of the Cayman Islands: George Town
- Elections in the Cayman Islands
- Political parties in the Cayman Islands
Branches of the government of the Cayman Islands
Government of the Cayman Islands
Executive branch of the government of the Cayman Islands
- Head of state: Monarch of the United Kingdom, King Charles III
- Monarch's representative: Governor of the Cayman Islands
- Head of government: Premier of the Cayman Islands
- Cabinet of the Cayman Islands
Legislative branch of the government of the Cayman Islands
Judicial branch of the government of the Cayman Islands
Court system of the Cayman Islands
- Privy Council of the United Kingdom – the highest court to appeal to
- Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands – the highest court on the islands
- Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
- Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands – the highest court on the islands
Foreign relations of the Cayman Islands
Foreign relations of the Cayman Islands
- Diplomatic missions in the Cayman Islands
- Diplomatic missions of the Cayman Islands
- Immigration to the Cayman Islands
International organization membership
The government of the Cayman Islands is a member of:[1]
- Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (associate)
- Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) (subbureau)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (associate)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
Law and order in the Cayman Islands
- Constitution of the Cayman Islands
- Crime in the Cayman Islands
- Human rights in the Cayman Islands
- LGBT rights in the Cayman Islands
- Freedom of religion in the Cayman Islands
- Law enforcement in the Cayman Islands
Military of the Cayman Islands
Military of the Cayman Islands
- Command
- Commander-in-chief
- Ministry of Defence of the Cayman Islands
- Commander-in-chief
- Forces
- Army of the Cayman Islands
- Navy of the Cayman Islands
- Air Force of the Cayman Islands
- Special forces of the Cayman Islands
- Military history of the Cayman Islands
- Military ranks of the Cayman Islands
Local government in the Cayman Islands
Local government in the Cayman Islands
History of the Cayman Islands
- Timeline of the history of the Cayman Islands
- Current events of the Cayman Islands
- Military history of the Cayman Islands
Culture of the Cayman Islands
- Architecture of the Cayman Islands
- Cuisine of the Cayman Islands
- Festivals in the Cayman Islands
- Languages of the Cayman Islands
- Media in the Cayman Islands
- National symbols of the Cayman Islands
- People of the Cayman Islands
- Public holidays in the Cayman Islands
- Records of the Cayman Islands
- Religion in the Cayman Islands
- Christianity in the Cayman Islands
- Hinduism in the Cayman Islands
- Islam in the Cayman Islands
- Judaism in the Cayman Islands
- Sikhism in the Cayman Islands
- World Heritage Sites in the Cayman Islands: None
Art in the Cayman Islands
- Art in the Cayman Islands
- Cinema of the Cayman Islands
- Literature of the Cayman Islands
- Music of the Cayman Islands
- Television in the Cayman Islands
- Theatre in the Cayman Islands
Sports in the Cayman Islands
- Football in the Cayman Islands
- Cayman Islands at the Olympics
- Cayman Karting
Economy and infrastructure of the Cayman Islands
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 151st (one hundred and fifty first)
- Agriculture in the Cayman Islands
- Banking in the Cayman Islands
- National Bank of the Cayman Islands
- Communications in the Cayman Islands
- Companies of the Cayman Islands
- Currency of the Cayman Islands: Dollar
- Energy in the Cayman Islands
- Energy policy of the Cayman Islands
- Oil industry in the Cayman Islands
- Mining in the Cayman Islands
- Real estate in the Cayman Islands
- Cayman Islands Stock Exchange
- Tourism in the Cayman Islands
- Transport in the Cayman Islands
Education in the Cayman Islands
See also
References
External links
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