Cayman Islands - Tourism and Travel

The Cayman Islands consists of a group of islands that lie northwest of Jamaica, in the Caribbean Sea.

They are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.

The Cayman Islands have a total area of 100 square miles (259 square kilometers)

Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac are the three largest islands.

George Town, on Grand Cayman, is the capital.

The Cayman Islands have a tropical climate, with rainy, warm summers and cooler, drier winters.

Land on the Caymans is low-lying.

56,000 people live in the Cayman Islands.

40% are mixed race, 20% are black and 20% are white. An additional 20% are foreign expatriates.

English is the official language. Spanish is also spoken.

68% of the people are Protestant and 13% are Catholic.

Tourism is an important industry.

The Cayman Islands are an important international center for offshore finance.

The official currency of the Cayman Islands is the Cayman Islands dollar, which equals 100 cents.