Debt - external:
$70 million (1996)
Economic aid - recipient:
NA (1999)
Currency:
Caymanian dollar (KYD)
Currency code:
KYD
Exchange rates:
Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.82 (29 October 2001), 0.83 (3
November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993)
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Communications Cayman Islands
Telephones - main lines in use:
38,000 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
17,000 (2002)
Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: country code - 1-345; 1 submarine coaxial cable;
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios:
36,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
1 with cable system
Televisions:
7,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.ky
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
16 (2000)
Internet users:
NA
Transportation Cayman Islands
Highways:
total: 785 km
paved: 785 km (2000)
Ports and harbors:
Cayman Brac, George Town
Merchant marine:
total: 137 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,827,837 GRT/4,555,974 DWT
registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.)
foreign-owned: Germany 9, Greece 25, Hong Kong 3, Italy 14, Norway
4, Singapore 1, Spain 11, Sweden 13, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom
18, United States 43
by type: bulk 27, cargo 7, chemical tanker 36, container 2,
liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 25, refrigerated cargo 33, roll
on/roll off 4, short-sea/passenger 1, specialized tanker 1
Airports:
3 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Military Cayman Islands
Military branches:
no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK
Transnational Issues Cayman Islands
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the
US and Europe
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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@Central African Republic
Introduction Central African Republic
Background:
The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African
Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades
of misrule - m
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