Cayman Islands
(
100 sq mi/259 sq km; 1989 pop.
25,355), Br. crown colony, comprising 3 isls. in the West Indies.
George Town, the and chief port, is on Grand Cayman; the other
isls. are Little Cayman and Cayman Brac; 19°30'N 80°40'W. Finance
and tourism are the economic mainstays of the Cayman Islands. The isls.
are notable as an offshore banking center; since the 1970s
tourism has increased substantially. The isls. were sighted by
Christopher Columbus in 1503.
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and chief port, is on Grand Cayman; the other
isls. are Little Cayman and Cayman Brac; 19°30'N 80°40'W. Finance
and tourism are the economic mainstays of the Cayman Islands. The isls.
are notable as an offshore banking center; since the 1970s
tourism has increased substantially. The isls. were sighted by
Christopher Columbus in 1503.
