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Cayman Islands
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 12 May 2002 - Learn more about membership in CARICOM
Also Known as:NA
Status of Independence:Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom
Area: 122.23 km2 (75.97 miles2)
Capital City: George Town (on Grand Cayman)
Population: 57,009 (2008)
Currency: Cayman dollar (KYD)
Highest National Award: Order of Knighthood, bestowed by Her Majesty, the Queen
GDP Growth: 1.4 p.a. 2013
GNI PC: US$53,850
1503 Arrival of Columbus
1655 Island’s first representative government formed
1863 Formally annexed to Jamaica
1959 First constitution
1962 Separation from Jamaica following that country’s in dependence
1972 Adoption of New Constitution
1993 Adoption of Revised constitution
Visit Government Portal: http://www.gov.ky
The Cayman Islands are the world’s leading registry for large luxury yatchs, having some 20% of the world’s market for yachts over 120ft or 36 m in length
The first motor vessel in the Cayman Islands was the Cimbaco, built in 1927 and named for the Company that built it, the Cayman Islands Motor Boat Company. Captain Rayal Bodden built the vessel, which carried freight, passenger, and mail between Grand Cayman and sister islands, Jamaica and the United States