_#_Climate: tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and
cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
_#_Terrain: low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs
_#_Natural resources: fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
8%; forest and woodland 23%; other 69%
_#_Environment: within the Caribbean hurricane belt
_#_Note: important location between Cuba and Central America
_*_People
_#_Population: 27,489 (July 1991), growth rate 4.2% (1991)
_#_Birth rate: 13 births/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Net migration rate: 33 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Infant mortality rate: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
_#_Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 80 years female (1991)
_#_Total fertility rate: 1.4 children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun--Caymanian(s); adjective--Caymanian
_#_Ethnic divisions: 40% mixed, 20% white, 20% black, 20% expatriates
of various ethnic groups
_#_Religion: United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational),
Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Church of God, other Protestant
denominations
_#_Language: English
_#_Literacy: 98% (male 98%, female 98%) age 15 and over having ever
attended school (1970)
_#_Labor force: 8,061; service workers 18.7%, clerical 18.6%,
construction 12.5%, finance and investment 6.7%, directors and business
managers 5.9% (1979)
_#_Organized labor: Global Seaman's Union; Cayman All Trade Union
_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: none
_#_Type: dependent territory of the UK
_#_Capital: George Town
_#_Administrative divisions: 8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland,
South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western
_#_Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
_#_Legal system: British common law and local statutes
_#_Constitution: 1959, revised 1972
_#_National holiday: Constitution Day (first Monday in July), 1 July
1991
_#_Executive branch: British monarch, governor, Executive Council
(cabinet)
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly
_#_Judicial branch: Grand Court, Cayman Islands Court of Appeal
_#_Leaders:
Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by Governor Alan James SCOTT (since NA 1987);
Head of Government--Governor and President of the Executive Council
Alan James SCOTT (since NA 1987)
_#_Political parties and leaders: no formal political parties
_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18
_#_Elections:
Legislative Assembly--last held NA November 1988 (next to be held
November 1992); results--percent of vote NA;
seats--(15 total, 12 elected)
_#_Communists: none
_#_Member of: CDB, IOC
_#_Diplomatic representation: as a dependent territory of the UK,
Caymanian interests in the US are represented by the UK;