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_#_Elections: Legislative Assembly--last held NA November 1988 (next to be held November 1992); results--percent of vote NA; seats--(15 total, 12 elected) _#_Communists: none _#_Member of: CDB, IOC _#_Diplomatic representation: as a dependent territory of the UK, Caymanian interests in the US are represented by the UK; US--none _#_Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a pineapple and turtle above a shield with three stars (representing the three islands) and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS _*_Economy _#_Overview: The economy depends heavily on tourism (70% of GDP and 75% of export earnings) and offshore financial services, with the tourist industry aimed at the luxury market and catering mainly to visitors from North America. About 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods needs must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the region. _#_GDP: $342 million, per capita $13,670 (1989); real growth rate 15% (1988) _#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.2% (1988) _#_Unemployment rate: NA% _#_Budget: revenues $76 million; expenditures $56 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988) _#_Exports: $1.5 million (f.o.b., 1987 est.); commodities--turtle products, manufactured consumer goods; partners--mostly US _#_Imports: $136 million (c.i.f., 1987 est.); commodities--foodstuffs, manufactured goods; partners--US, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Japan _#_External debt: $15 million (1986) _#_Industrial production: growth rate NA% _#_Electricity: 74,000 kW capacity; 256 million kWh produced, 9,710 kWh per capita (1990) _#_Industries: tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, building materials, furniture making _#_Agriculture: minor production of vegetables, fruit, livestock; turtle farming _#_Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-87), $26.7 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-88), $35.0 million _#_Currency: Caymanian dollar (plural--dollars); 1 Caymanian dollar (CI$) = 100 cents _#_Exchange rates: Caymanian dollars (CI$) per US$1--1.20 (fixed rate) _#_Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March _*_Communications _#_Highways: 16
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