GeographicalArea: Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
Terrain and Climate: tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April) low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs
Population: 47,862
Ethnicity: mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%
Capital: George Town (on Grand Cayman)
Government: British Crown Colony
Major Languages: English 95%, Spanish 3.2%, other 1.8% (1999 census)
Major Religion: Church of God 26%, United Church 11.8% (Presbyterian and Congregational), Roman Catholic 11%, Baptist 8.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.2%, Anglican 5.7%, Pentecostal 5.3%,
Life Expectancy: 80.23 years
Monetary Unit: Caymanian dollar (KYD)
Exchange Controls and Taxation: None
Stamp Tax: One time tax on real estate transfer and
Main Exports: turtle products, manufactured consumer
Compulsory Education: 12 Years
GDP: $43,800 (2004 est.)
Annual Growth Rate: 2.5%
Major Industry: tourism, banking, insurance and finance - 70,000 companies were incorporated on the Cayman Islands including 430 banks and trust companies, 720 captive insurance firms and more than 7,000 funds.
Communication: reasonably good system domestic: liberalization of telecom market in 2003; introduction of competition in the mobile-cellular market in 2004
Internet .ky
International dialing code: 1 + 345
Known as “tax-haven” for qualified residents
Number of Banks: Around 500
Head of State:chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
Radio: AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004)
Television: 4 with cable system (2004)
Time Zone: EST; GMT -5
Airport: 2 airports with paved runways
Bank List - Partial
·Ansbacher (Cayman) Limited - Banking & Trust
·Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A.- Banking & Trust
·Bank and Trust Company of Caymen Limited, Banking & Trust
·Bank Austria Cayman Islands Ltd.- Banking & Trust
·Bank of America, National Association - Banking & Trust
·Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited - Banking & Trust
·Caledonian Bank & Trust Limited - Banking & Trust
·Cayman National Bank Ltd. - Banking & Trust
·Coutts (Cayman) Limited - Banking & Trust
·Deutsche Bank (Cayman) Limited - Banking & Trust
·Dresdner Bank Lateinamerika Aktiengesellschaft - Banking & Trust
·Fidelity Bank (Cayman) Limited - Banking
·First Caribbean International Bank (Cayman) Limited - Banking
·First Caribbean International Finance Corporation - Banking & Trust
·UBS Fund Services (Cayman) Ltd - Banking & Trust.
Cayman
Full Name: Cayman Islands
GeographicalArea: Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
Terrain and Climate: tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April) low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs
Population: 47,862
Ethnicity: mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%
Capital: George Town (on Grand Cayman)
Government: British Crown Colony
Major Languages: English 95%, Spanish 3.2%, other 1.8% (1999 census)
Major Religion: Church of God 26%, United Church 11.8% (Presbyterian and Congregational), Roman Catholic 11%, Baptist 8.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.2%, Anglican 5.7%, Pentecostal 5.3%,
Life Expectancy: 80.23 years
Monetary Unit: Caymanian dollar (KYD)
Exchange Controls and Taxation: None
Stamp Tax: One time tax on real estate transfer and
Main Exports: turtle products, manufactured consumer
Compulsory Education: 12 Years
GDP: $43,800 (2004 est.)
Annual Growth Rate: 2.5%
Major Industry: tourism, banking, insurance and finance - 70,000 companies were incorporated on the Cayman Islands including 430 banks and trust companies, 720 captive insurance firms and more than 7,000 funds.
Communication: reasonably good system domestic: liberalization of telecom market in 2003; introduction of competition in the mobile-cellular market in 2004
Internet .ky
International dialing code: 1 + 345
Known as “tax-haven” for qualified residents
Number of Banks: Around 500
Head of State:chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
Radio: AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004)
Television: 4 with cable system (2004)
Time Zone: EST; GMT -5
Airport: 2 airports with paved runways
Bank List - Partial
·Ansbacher (Cayman) Limited - Banking & Trust
·Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A.- Banking & Trust
·Bank and Trust Company of Caymen Limited, Banking & Trust
·Bank Austria Cayman Islands Ltd.- Banking & Trust
·Bank of America, National Association - Banking & Trust
·Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited - Banking & Trust
·Caledonian Bank & Trust Limited - Banking & Trust
·Cayman National Bank Ltd. - Banking & Trust
·Coutts (Cayman) Limited - Banking & Trust
·Deutsche Bank (Cayman) Limited - Banking & Trust
·Dresdner Bank Lateinamerika Aktiengesellschaft - Banking & Trust
·Fidelity Bank (Cayman) Limited - Banking
·First Caribbean International Bank (Cayman) Limited - Banking
·First Caribbean International Finance Corporation - Banking & Trust
