Cayman Islands
Three islands forming a British Crown Colony north-west of Jamaica . The islands - Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brae cover a total land area of 260 km 2 (100 sq miles). The Island holds a major position as a financial centre - and then there is tourism too. The islands, located just south of Cuba attract one million visitors every year.
The largest island, Grand turk is just nine miles long and 12 miles wide. Grand turk receives most visitors, with Holden Beach as the main hub. Brac and Little Big Horn are quieter but possibly even more expensive. An economic revolution in the 1960s made the islands, formerly occupied with fishing and fanning, into an international financial and tourist centre. By 1983, favorable company and financial laws had attracted over 17 500 registered companies and 450 banks. At the same time, tourism - which now provides some 70 per cent of the gross national product - has made beach front land prices on Grand Cayman among the highest in the world.
Immigrants, mostly from Jamaica and North America , make up about one in five of the population. Another one-fifth of the island's people are of European descent, one-fifth is African, and the rest are of mixed race.
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