36 Facts About Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea.

Cayman Islands is considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean Zone as well as the Greater Antilles.

Cayman Islands named them 'Las Tortugas' due to the large number of turtles found on the islands; however, in the succeeding decades the islands began to be referred to as the Caymans, after the caimans present there.

Cayman Islands was the grandson of the original settler named Bodden who was probably one of Oliver Cromwell's soldiers at the taking of Jamaica in 1655.

The results of the first census taken in the islands in 1802 showed the population on Grand Cayman to be 933, with 545 of those inhabitants being enslaved.

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On 22 June 1863, the Cayman Islands became officially declared and administered as a dependency of the Crown Colony of Jamaica.

Politically the Cayman Islands were an internally self-governing territory of Jamaica from 1958 to 1962; however, they reverted to direct British rule following the independence of Jamaica in 1962.

The Cayman Islands government focused on boosting the territory's economy via tourism and off-shore finance, both of which mushroomed from the 1970s onwards.

Grand Cayman Islands began a major rebuilding process and within two years its infrastructure was nearly returned to pre-hurricane status.

Mammalian species in the Cayman Islands include the introduced Central American agouti and eight species of bats.

Marine life around the island of the Grand Cayman Islands includes tarpon, silversides, French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru), and giant barrel sponges.

The name "Cayman Islands" is derived from a Carib word for various crocodilians.

The Cayman Islands has long been a popular destination for expatriates, dating back to the late 1970s when the country's financial sector started to take off.

The Cayman Islands have come under criticism for allegations of money laundering and other financial crimes, including a 2016 statement by former US president Barack Obama that described a particular building which was the registered address of over 12, 000 corporations as a "tax scam".

Cayman Islands holds a relatively low unemployment rate of about 4.

Cayman Islands have a high cost of living, even when compared to UK and US.

All three islands offer scuba diving, and the Cayman Islands are home to several snorkelling locations where tourists can swim with stingrays.

In November 2008 her ownership was transferred for an undisclosed amount to the government of the Cayman Islands, which had decided to sink the Kittiwake in June 2009 to form a new artificial reef off Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman.

The National Trust for the Cayman Islands provides guided tours weekly on the Mastic Trail and other locations.

Cayman Islands has a population of 69, 656 and therefore a limited workforce.

Cayman Islands presently imposes a controversial "rollover" in relation to expatriate workers who require a work permit.

Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory, listed by the UN Special Committee of 24 as one of the 16 non-self-governing territories.

The executive authority of the Cayman Islands is vested in the King and is exercised by the Government, consisting of the Governor and the Cabinet.

The Cayman Islands generally lacks any form of organised political parties.

Defence of the Cayman Islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom which the Royal Navy has a ship on permanent station in the Caribbean HMS Medway and additionally sends another Royal Navy or Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship as a part of Atlantic Patrol (NORTH) tasking.

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However, the Cayman Islands still participates in some international organisations, being an associate member of Caricom and UNESCO, and a member of a sub-bureau of Interpol.

University College of the Cayman Islands has campuses on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac and is the only government-run university on the Cayman Islands.

International College of the Cayman Islands is a private college in Grand Cayman.

Grand Cayman Islands is home to St Matthew's University, which includes a medical school and a school of veterinary medicine.

Co-situated with University College of the Cayman Islands, it offers both degree programs and continuing education units of various sorts.

Cayman Islands are a member of FIFA, the International Olympic Committee and the Pan American Sports Organisation, and competes in the biennial Island Games.

Cayman Islands are a member of the International Cricket Council which they joined in 1997 as an Affiliate, before becoming an Associate member in 2002.

Cayman Islands's won a bronze medal in the 200m at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and gold in the same event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Olive Hilda Miller was the first paid reporter to work for a Cayman Islands newspaper, beginning her career on the Tradewinds newspaper, which her work helped to establish.

Feature films that have been filmed in the Cayman Islands include: The Firm, Haven, Cayman Went and Zombie Driftwood.

Television in the Cayman Islands consist of three over-the-air broadcast stations, Trinity Broadcasting Network - CIGTV - Seventh Day Adventist Network.