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The Cayman Islands (/ ˈ k eɪ m ən /) is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population.The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
The Cayman Islands' physical isolation under early British colonial rule allowed the development of an indigenous set of administrative and legal traditions which were codified into a constitution in 1959. A constitution, which devolved some authority from the United Kingdom to the Cayman Islands Government, was passed by referendum on 20 May ...
Hurricane Emily (2005) Hurricane Emily was a powerful early season Cape Verde hurricane that caused significant damage across the Caribbean to Mexico. It was also the earliest-forming Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record in a season and the most intense to form before August. At the time, Emily was the earliest-forming fifth named storm in ...
Sharma became Deputy Solicitor General in June 2016 and served as the acting Solicitor General from 1 June 2017 until 31 July 2019. She has also worked as the acting Attorney General at various times. She is the chief officer in the Portfolio of Legal Affairs. [3] She was previously a member of the Cayman Islands Water Authority, as well as ...
The economy of the Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, is mainly fueled by the tourism sector and by the financial services sector, together representing 50–60 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). [7] The Cayman Islands Investment Bureau, a government agency, has been ...
3 m (10 ft) Population. (2022) [2] • Total. 40,957 [1] Area code. +1-345. George Town is the capital and largest city in the Cayman Islands, located on Grand Cayman. As of 2022, the city had a population of 40,957, [1] making it the largest city (by population) of all the British Overseas Territories.
Grand Cayman. / 19.333°N 81.217°W / 19.333; -81.217. Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Cayman Brac .
Water transport in the Cayman Islands (4 C) W. Water sports in the Cayman Islands (2 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 23 June 2020, at 05:50 (UTC). Text ...