Flag Description

a blue field, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a crest with a pineapple, representing the connection with Jamaica, and a turtle, representing Cayman's seafaring tradition, above a shield bearing a golden lion, symbolizing Great Britain, below which are three green stars (representing the three islands) surmounting white and blue wavy lines representing the sea and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS

Background:The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.

Total Area: 264 sq km

Land Area:264 sq km

Water Area:0 sq km

Land Boundries Total:

Border Countries:

Coastline:160 km

Lowest Point:Caribbean Sea 0 m

Highest Point:The Bluff on Cayman Brac 43 m

Population:54,914 (July 2013 est.)

Population Growth Rate:2.14% (2014 est.)

Religion:Protestant 67.8% (includes Church of God 22.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 9.4%, Presbyterian/United Church 8.6%, Baptist 8.3%,Pentecostal 7.1%, non-denominational 5.3%, Anglican 4.1%, Wesleyan Holiness 2.4%), Roman Catholic 14.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other 7%, none 9.3%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)

Literacy(%):0.989

Literacy(%) Male:0.987

Literacy(%) Female:99% (2007 est.)

Independence Day:none (overseas territory of the UK)

National Holiday:Constitution Day, first Monday in July

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