Cayman Islands
Capital: George Town · Americas
The Cayman Islands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean. With a population of over 90,000, it is the most populated of all the British Overseas Territories. The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The capital city is George Town on Grand Cayman, which is the most populous of the three islands. The Cayman Islands is considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean zone as well as the Greater Antilles. The territory is a major offshore financial centre for international businesses and wealthy individuals mainly due to the state charging no tax on income earned or stored. With a GDP per capita of $97,750 in 2023, the Cayman Islands has the highest standa
Cayman Islands in world rankings
- 203rd largest by population in the world (of 219)
- 207th largest by area in the world (of 219)
- Capital
- George Town
- Population
- 69,000
- Area
- 264 km²
- Currency
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- Calling code
- +1
- Languages
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Cayman Islands compared with Taiwan
How Cayman Islands measures up against Taiwan — home to 23.3 million people across 36,193 km².
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