Cayman Islands (British)
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Cayman Islands (British)
Cayman Islands (British)
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The "Cayman Islands (British)/Cultural Heritage Country (Region) Cultural Handbook" is divided into four parts: a national overview, political environment, economic status, and bilateral relations, which respectively introduce the natural geography, history and culture, customs and habits, political system, judicial environment, policy orientation, resource status, foreign enterprises, financial markets, economic and trade relations, Chinese and overseas Chinese of the Cayman Islands (British), The appendix also provides the country's ranking in the World Bank's ranking of business environments in various countries, as well as the contact information of China's embassies and consulates abroad， sports fitness .
The Cayman Islands is a British colony located in the northwest of the Caribbean Sea, with an area of 259 square kilometers. As of 2013, the total population of the Cayman Islands was 59281, of which 55.8% were Cayman, 25% were black, 20% were white, and 44% were mixed race. Residents on the island come from all over the world, with at least 92 different nationalities, mainly Cayman, Jamaicans, British, Americans, Canadians, Chinese, Filipinos and South Africans. There are approximately 150 Chinese Americans on the island. The main spoken and official language is English. The population is concentrated in Georgetown, accounting for about half of the total population, and the residents are mostly Christian. The annual population growth rate is low. The Cayman Islands, 290 kilometers northwest of Jamaica, consists of three major islands, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The terrain is low, flat, and open, with the beach mainly composed of coral sand. It has a Tropical climate and is affected by trade winds. The annual average temperature is about 21 ℃. The average annual precipitation is 1422 millimeters. In 1503, Columbus discovered the archipelago and it remained uninhabited for a long time thereafter. In 1670, under the Treaty of Madrisco, the Cayman Islands came under British rule. But for over 280 years before 1959, the area was actually under the full jurisdiction of the Governor General of the British colony of Jamaica. After Jamaica's independence in 1962, the Cayman Islands became a separate British Crown colony, under the jurisdiction of the Governor appointed by the Queen. There is a shortage of labor in the Cayman Islands. Agriculture is constrained by three factors: poor land, low rainfall, and high labor costs. More than 90% of grain relies on imports. The main crops are vegetables, tropical fruits, etc. The main trade partners are the United States, Britain, Canada and Japan. There are no railways in the Cayman Islands. The total length of the highway is 254 kilometers, of which 201 kilometers are asphalt roads.
Due to the political stability of the Cayman Islands, no foreign exchange restrictions, no Direct tax, and strict compliance with the financial confidentiality law, the Cayman Islands has become one of the world's largest Offshore financial centre. According to the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI17) released by the City of London, the Cayman Islands financial center ranked 39.
