Key facts
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 12 May 2002
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
Economy
GDP Growth: 1.4 p.a. 2013
GNI PC: US$53,850
Key dates in history
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