The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ stars (representing the three islands) and a scroll

       at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS

      @Cayman Islands, Economy

      Overview:

       The economy depends heavily on tourism (70% of GDP and 75% of foreign

       currency 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.

       National product:

       GDP - exchange rate conversion - $670 million (1991 est.)

       National product real growth rate:

       4.4% (1991)

       National product per capita:

       $23,000 (1991 est.)

       Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       1.5% (1992 est.)

       Unemployment rate:

       7% (1992)

       Budget:

       revenues:

       $141.5 million

       expenditures:

       $160.7 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991)

       Exports:

       $2.6 million (f.o.b., 1991 est.)

       commodities:

       turtle products, manufactured consumer goods

       partners:

       mostly US

       Imports:

       $262.2 million (c.i.f., 1991 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:

       capacity:

       74,000 kW

       production:

       256 million kWh

       consumption per capita:

       8,780 kWh (1992)

       Industries:

       tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, building

       materials, furniture making

       Agriculture:

       minor production of vegetables, fruit, livestock; turtle farming

       Illicit drugs:

       a major money-laundering center for illicit drug profits;

       transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and

       Europe

       Economic aid:

       recipient:

       US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70–89), $26.7 million; Western

       (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970–89), $35

       million

       Currency:

       1 Caymanian dollar (CI$) = 100 cents

       Exchange rates:

       Caymanian dollars (CI$) per US$1 - 0.85 (22 November 1993)

       Fiscal year:

       1 April - 31 March

      @Cayman Islands, Communications

      Highways:

       total:

       160 km (main roads)

       paved:

       NA

       unpaved:

       NA

       Ports:

       George Town, Cayman Brac

       Merchant marine:

       30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 368,037 GRT/581,060 DWT, bulk 9,

       cargo 8, chemical tanker 2, oil tanker 3, passenger-cargo 1,

       roll-on/roll-off cargo 7

       note:

       a flag of convenience registry

       Airports:

       total:

       3

       usable:

       3

       with permanent-surface runways:

       2

       with runways over 3,659 m:

       0

       with runways 2,440–3,659 m:

       0

       with runways 1,220–2,439 m:

       2

       Telecommunications:

       35,000 telephones; telephone system uses 1 submarine coaxial cable and

       1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station to link islands and access

       international services; broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM, no TV

      @Cayman Islands, Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)

       Note:

       defense is the responsibility of the UK

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