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Country Profile
- Location:
- Western Caribbean Sea, 480 miles south of Miami
- Population:
- 60,413
- Area:
- 102 sq. miles combined (Cayman Brac, Little Cayman. Grand Cayman)
- Capital:
- George Town, Grand Cayman
- Government:
- A British Overseas territory. The Governor is the appointed representative of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and he presides over Cabinet, the ruling body of the country. The Premier is the highest elected official.
- Currency:
- The Cayman Islands Dollar has a fixed rate of exchange with the US dollar. CI$.00 = US$1.25.
- GDP per capita:
- CI $48,167
- Local Time:
- Eastern Standard Time
- Climate:
- Tropical with some seasonal variation
