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Island Details: Cayman Islands

Name
Cayman Islands
Location
Caribbean*
Number of Islands (approx.)
3*
Island Details
three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman)*
Type of Islands
oceanic, coral*
Surface Area (km²)
264.00*
Terrain
low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs*
Highest Elevation (m)
43.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
The Bluff - on Cayman Brac*
Isolation Index
49*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
55,509*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
231.3*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
2.248*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
Census Year (GDP)
Dominant Economic Sector
offshore banking, offshore financial services*
HDI
0.983*
Census Year (HDI)
2008*
Administration
dependent (overseas territory of the UK)*
Miscellaneous
no natural freshwater resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments*