factbook.json/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json

{
  "Introduction": {
    "Background": {
      "text": "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. The territory has transformed itself into a significant offshore financial center."
    }
  },
  "Geography": {
    "Location": {
      "text": "Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica"
    },
    "Geographic coordinates": {
      "text": "19 30 N, 80 30 W"
    },
    "Map references": {
      "text": "Central America and the Caribbean"
    },
    "Area": {
      "total": {
        "text": "264 sq km"
      },
      "land": {
        "text": "264 sq km"
      },
      "water": {
        "text": "0 sq km"
      }
    },
    "Area - comparative": {
      "text": "1.5 times the size of Washington, DC"
    },
    "Land boundaries": {
      "total": {
        "text": "0 km"
      }
    },
    "Coastline": {
      "text": "160 km"
    },
    "Maritime claims": {
      "territorial sea": {
        "text": "12 nm"
      },
      "exclusive economic zone": {
        "text": "200 nm"
      },
      "exclusive fishing zone": {
        "text": "200 nm"
      }
    },
    "Climate": {
      "text": "tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)"
    },
    "Terrain": {
      "text": "low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs"
    },
    "Elevation": {
      "highest point": {
        "text": "1 km SW of The Bluff on Cayman Brac 50 m"
      },
      "lowest point": {
        "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m"
      }
    },
    "Natural resources": {
      "text": "fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism"
    },
    "Land use": {
      "agricultural land": {
        "text": "11.2% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: arable land": {
        "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: permanent crops": {
        "text": "permanent crops: 2.1% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: permanent pasture": {
        "text": "permanent pasture: 8.3% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "forest": {
        "text": "52.9% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "other": {
        "text": "35.9% (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Irrigated land": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Population distribution": {
      "text": "majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman"
    },
    "Natural hazards": {
      "text": "hurricanes (July to November)"
    },
    "Geography - note": {
      "text": "important location between Cuba and Central America"
    }
  },
  "People and Society": {
    "Population": {
      "text": "63,131 (July 2021 est.)",
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> most of the population lives on Grand Cayman"
    },
    "Nationality": {
      "noun": {
        "text": "Caymanian(s)"
      },
      "adjective": {
        "text": "Caymanian"
      }
    },
    "Ethnic groups": {
      "text": "mixed 40%, White 20%, African descent 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%"
    },
    "Languages": {
      "text": "English (official) 90.9%, Spanish 4%, Filipino 3.3%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)"
    },
    "Religions": {
      "text": "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.)"
    },
    "Age structure": {
      "0-14 years": {
        "text": "17.75% (male 5,535/female 5,457)"
      },
      "15-24 years": {
        "text": "11.86% (male 3,673/female 3,675)"
      },
      "25-54 years": {
        "text": "41.37% (male 12,489/female 13,140)"
      },
      "55-64 years": {
        "text": "14.78% (male 4,398/female 4,755)"
      },
      "65 years and over": {
        "text": "14.24% (male 4,053/female 4,769) (2020 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Dependency ratios": {
      "total dependency ratio": {
        "text": "NA"
      },
      "youth dependency ratio": {
        "text": "NA"
      },
      "elderly dependency ratio": {
        "text": "NA"
      },
      "potential support ratio": {
        "text": "NA"
      }
    },
    "Median age": {
      "total": {
        "text": "40.5 years"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "39.7 years"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "41.2 years (2020 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Population growth rate": {
      "text": "1.87% (2021 est.)"
    },
    "Birth rate": {
      "text": "11.69 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)"
    },
    "Death rate": {
      "text": "5.97 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)"
    },
    "Net migration rate": {
      "text": "12.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)",
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US"
    },
    "Population distribution": {
      "text": "majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman"
    },
    "Urbanization": {
      "urban population": {
        "text": "100% of total population (2022)"
      },
      "rate of urbanization": {
        "text": "1.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Major urban areas - population": {
      "text": "35,000 GEORGE TOWN (capital) (2018)"
    },
    "Sex ratio": {
      "at birth": {
        "text": "1.02 male(s)/female"
      },
      "0-14 years": {
        "text": "1.01 male(s)/female"
      },
      "15-24 years": {
        "text": "1 male(s)/female"
      },
      "25-54 years": {
        "text": "0.95 male(s)/female"
      },
      "55-64 years": {
        "text": "0.92 male(s)/female"
      },
      "65 years and over": {
        "text": "0.85 male(s)/female"
      },
      "total population": {
        "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Infant mortality rate": {
      "total": {
        "text": "7.84 deaths/1,000 live births"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "9.49 deaths/1,000 live births"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "6.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Life expectancy at birth": {
      "total population": {
        "text": "81.84 years"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "79.12 years"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "84.59 years (2021 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Total fertility rate": {
      "text": "1.83 children born/woman (2021 est.)"
    },
    "Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Drinking water source": {
      "improved: urban": {
        "text": "urban: 97.4% of population"
      },
      "improved: total": {
        "text": "total: 97.4% of population"
      },
      "unimproved: urban": {
        "text": "urban: 2.6% of population"
      },
      "unimproved: total": {
        "text": "total: 2.6% of population (2015 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Current Health Expenditure": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Sanitation facility access": {
      "improved: urban": {
        "text": "urban: 95.6% of population"
      },
      "improved: total": {
        "text": "total: 95.6% of population"
      },
      "unimproved: urban": {
        "text": "urban: 4.4% of population"
      },
      "unimproved: total": {
        "text": "total: 4.4% of population (2015 est.)"
      }
    },
    "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Education expenditures": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
      "total": {
        "text": "13.8%"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "16.4%"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "11.4% (2015 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Environment": {
    "Environment - current issues": {
      "text": "no natural freshwater resources; drinking water supplies are met by reverse osmosis desalination plants and rainwater catchment; trash washing up on the beaches or being deposited there by residents; no recycling or waste treatment facilities; deforestation (trees being cut down to create space for commercial use)"
    },
    "Air pollutants": {
      "carbon dioxide emissions": {
        "text": "0.55 megatons (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Climate": {
      "text": "tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)"
    },
    "Land use": {
      "agricultural land": {
        "text": "11.2% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: arable land": {
        "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: permanent crops": {
        "text": "permanent crops: 2.1% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: permanent pasture": {
        "text": "permanent pasture: 8.3% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "forest": {
        "text": "52.9% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "other": {
        "text": "35.9% (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Urbanization": {
      "urban population": {
        "text": "100% of total population (2022)"
      },
      "rate of urbanization": {
        "text": "1.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Revenue from forest resources": {
      "forest revenues": {
        "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Revenue from coal": {
      "coal revenues": {
        "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Waste and recycling": {
      "municipal solid waste generated annually": {
        "text": "60,000 tons (2014 est.)"
      },
      "municipal solid waste recycled annually": {
        "text": "12,600 tons (2013 est.)"
      },
      "percent of municipal solid waste recycled": {
        "text": "21% (2013 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Government": {
    "Country name": {
      "conventional long form": {
        "text": "none"
      },
      "conventional short form": {
        "text": "Cayman Islands"
      },
      "etymology": {
        "text": "the islands' name comes from the native Carib word \"caiman,\" describing the marine crocodiles living there"
      }
    },
    "Government type": {
      "text": "parliamentary democracy; self-governing overseas territory of the UK"
    },
    "Dependency status": {
      "text": "overseas territory of the UK"
    },
    "Capital": {
      "name": {
        "text": "George Town (on Grand Cayman)"
      },
      "geographic coordinates": {
        "text": "19 18 N, 81 23 W"
      },
      "time difference": {
        "text": "UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
      },
      "etymology": {
        "text": "named after English King George III (1738-1820)"
      }
    },
    "Administrative divisions": {
      "text": "6 districts; Bodden Town, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, East End, George Town, North Side, West Bay"
    },
    "Independence": {
      "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
    },
    "National holiday": {
      "text": "Constitution Day, the first Monday in July (1959)"
    },
    "Constitution": {
      "history": {
        "text": "several previous; latest approved 10 June 2009, entered into force 6 November 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009)"
      },
      "amendments": {
        "text": "amended 2016, 2020"
      }
    },
    "Legal system": {
      "text": "English common law and local statutes"
    },
    "Citizenship": {
      "text": "see United Kingdom"
    },
    "Suffrage": {
      "text": "18 years of age; universal"
    },
    "Executive branch": {
      "chief of state": {
        "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Martyn&nbsp;ROPER (since 29 October 2018)"
      },
      "head of government": {
        "text": "Premier Wayne PANTON (since 21 April 2021)"
      },
      "cabinet": {
        "text": "Cabinet selected from the Parliament and appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier"
      },
      "elections/appointments": {
        "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition appointed premier by the governor"
      }
    },
    "Legislative branch": {
      "description": {
        "text": "unicameral Parliament (21 seats; 19 members directly elected by majority vote and 2 ex officio members - the deputy governor and attorney general - appointed by the governor; members serve 4-year terms)"
      },
      "elections": {
        "text": "last held on 14 April 2021 (next to be held on 2025)"
      },
      "election results": {
        "text": "percent of vote by party - independent 79.1%, PPM 19.6%; seats by party - independent 12, PPM 7"
      }
    },
    "Judicial branch": {
      "highest courts": {
        "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 judges); Grand Court (consists of the court president and at least 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)"
      },
      "judge selection and term of office": {
        "text": "Court of Appeal and Grand Court judges appointed by the governor on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an 8-member independent body consisting of governor appointees, Court of Appeal president, and attorneys; Court of Appeal judges' tenure based on their individual instruments of appointment; Grand Court judges normally appointed until retirement at age 65 but can be extended until age 70"
      },
      "subordinate courts": {
        "text": "Summary Court"
      }
    },
    "Political parties and leaders": {
      "text": "People's Progressive Movement or PPM [Alden MCLAUGHLIN]<br>Cayman Democratic Party or CDP [McKeeva BUSH]"
    },
    "International organization participation": {
      "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU"
    },
    "Diplomatic representation in the US": {
      "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
    },
    "Diplomatic representation from the US": {
      "embassy": {
        "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK); consular services provided through the US Embassy in Jamaica"
      }
    },
    "Flag description": {
      "text": "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; a scroll below the shield bears the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS"
    },
    "National symbol(s)": {
      "text": "green sea turtle"
    },
    "National anthem": {
      "name": {
        "text": "Beloved Isle Cayman"
      },
      "lyrics/music": {
        "text": "Leila E. ROSS"
      },
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> adopted 1993; served as an unofficial anthem since 1930; as a territory of the United Kingdom, in addition to the local anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
    }
  },
  "Economy": {
    "Economic overview": {
      "text": "<p>With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 65,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 2017, including more than 280 banks, 700 insurers, and 10,500 mutual funds. A stock exchange was opened in 1997. Nearly 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy a standard of living comparable to that of Switzerland.</p><p></p><p>Tourism is also a mainstay, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 2.1 million in 2016, with more than three-quarters from the US.</p>"
    },
    "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019": {
        "text": "$4.78 billion note: data are in 2017 dollars (2019 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2018": {
        "text": "$4.61 billion note: data are in 2017 dollars (2018 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017": {
        "text": "$4.409 billion (2017 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Real GDP growth rate": {
      "Real GDP growth rate 2014": {
        "text": "1.7% (2014 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP growth rate 2013": {
        "text": "1.2% (2013 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP growth rate 2012": {
        "text": "1.6% (2012 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Real GDP per capita": {
      "Real GDP per capita 2019": {
        "text": "$73,600 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2019 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP per capita 2018": {
        "text": "$71,800 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2018 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP per capita 2017": {
        "text": "$69,573 (2017 est.)"
      }
    },
    "GDP (official exchange rate)": {
      "text": "$2.25 billion (2008 est.)"
    },
    "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
      "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017": {
        "text": "2% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016": {
        "text": "-0.6% (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Credit ratings": {
      "Moody's rating": {
        "text": "Aa3 (1997)"
      }
    },
    "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
      "agriculture": {
        "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "industry": {
        "text": "7.4% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "services": {
        "text": "92.3% (2017 est.)"
      }
    },
    "GDP - composition, by end use": {
      "household consumption": {
        "text": "62.3% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "government consumption": {
        "text": "14.5% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "investment in fixed capital": {
        "text": "22.1% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "investment in inventories": {
        "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "exports of goods and services": {
        "text": "65.4% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "imports of goods and services": {
        "text": "-64.2% (2017 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Agricultural products": {
      "text": "vegetables, fruit; livestock; turtle farming"
    },
    "Industries": {
      "text": "tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture"
    },
    "Industrial production growth rate": {
      "text": "2.2% (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Labor force": {
      "text": "39,000 (2007 est.)",
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> nearly 55% are non-nationals"
    },
    "Labor force - by occupation": {
      "agriculture": {
        "text": "1.9%"
      },
      "industry": {
        "text": "19.1%"
      },
      "services": {
        "text": "79% (2008 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Unemployment rate": {
      "Unemployment rate 2008": {
        "text": "4% (2008)"
      },
      "Unemployment rate 2004": {
        "text": "4.4% (2004)"
      }
    },
    "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
      "total": {
        "text": "13.8%"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "16.4%"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "11.4% (2015 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Population below poverty line": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
      "lowest 10%": {
        "text": "NA"
      },
      "highest 10%": {
        "text": "NA"
      }
    },
    "Budget": {
      "revenues": {
        "text": "874.5 million (2017 est.)"
      },
      "expenditures": {
        "text": "766.6 million (2017 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
      "text": "4.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Taxes and other revenues": {
      "text": "38.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Fiscal year": {
      "text": "1 April - 31 March"
    },
    "Current account balance": {
      "Current account balance 2017": {
        "text": "-$492.6 million (2017 est.)"
      },
      "Current account balance 2016": {
        "text": "-$493.5 million (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Exports": {
      "Exports 2019": {
        "text": "$4.13 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.)"
      },
      "Exports 2018": {
        "text": "$3.96 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Exports - partners": {
      "text": "Netherlands 82%, Spain 11% (2019)"
    },
    "Exports - commodities": {
      "text": "recreational boats, gold, broadcasting equipment, sulfates, collector's items (2019)"
    },
    "Imports": {
      "Imports 2019": {
        "text": "$2.7 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.)"
      },
      "Imports 2018": {
        "text": "$2.52 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Imports - partners": {
      "text": "Netherlands 56%, United States 18%, Italy 8%, Switzerland 5% (2019)"
    },
    "Imports - commodities": {
      "text": "recreational boats, ships, gold, refined petroleum, cars (2019)"
    },
    "Exchange rates": {
      "currency": {
        "text": "Caymanian dollars (KYD) per US dollar -"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2017": {
        "text": "0.82 (2017 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2016": {
        "text": "0.82 (2016 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2015": {
        "text": "0.82 (2015 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2014": {
        "text": "0.82 (2014 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2013": {
        "text": "0.83 (2013 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Energy": {
    "Electricity access": {
      "electrification - total population": {
        "text": "100% (2020)"
      }
    },
    "Electricity - production": {
      "text": "650 million kWh (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Electricity - consumption": {
      "text": "612 million kWh (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Electricity - exports": {
      "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Electricity - imports": {
      "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Electricity - installed generating capacity": {
      "text": "132,000 kW (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Electricity - from fossil fuels": {
      "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": {
      "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": {
      "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Electricity - from other renewable sources": {
      "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Crude oil - production": {
      "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)"
    },
    "Crude oil - exports": {
      "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)"
    },
    "Crude oil - imports": {
      "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)"
    },
    "Crude oil - proved reserves": {
      "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)"
    },
    "Refined petroleum products - production": {
      "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Refined petroleum products - consumption": {
      "text": "4,400 bbl/day (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Refined petroleum products - exports": {
      "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)"
    },
    "Refined petroleum products - imports": {
      "text": "4,285 bbl/day (2015 est.)"
    },
    "Natural gas - production": {
      "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Natural gas - consumption": {
      "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Natural gas - exports": {
      "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Natural gas - imports": {
      "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)"
    },
    "Natural gas - proved reserves": {
      "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)"
    }
  },
  "Communications": {
    "Telephones - fixed lines": {
      "total subscriptions": {
        "text": "34,768 (2018)"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "54.85 (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Telephones - mobile cellular": {
      "total subscriptions": {
        "text": "96,656 (2018)"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "152.5 (2019 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Telecommunication systems": {
      "general assessment": {
        "text": "reasonably good overall telephone system with a high fixed-line teledensity;&nbsp;given&nbsp;the high dependence of tourism and activities such as fisheries and offshore financial services, the telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP;&nbsp;good competition in all sectors promotes&nbsp;advancement in mobile telephony and data segments (2017)"
      },
      "domestic": {
        "text": "introduction of competition in the mobile-cellular market in 2004 boosted subscriptions; nearly 55 per 100 fixed-line and 153 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)"
      },
      "international": {
        "text": "country code - 1-345; landing points for the Maya-1, Deep Blue Cable, and the Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System submarine cables that provide links to the US and parts of Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)"
      },
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments"
    },
    "Broadcast media": {
      "text": "4 TV stations; cable and satellite subscription services offer a variety of international programming; government-owned Radio Cayman operates 2 networks broadcasting on 5 stations; 10 privately owned radio stations operate alongside Radio Cayman"
    },
    "Internet country code": {
      "text": ".ky"
    },
    "Internet users": {
      "total": {
        "text": "53,600 (2021 est.)"
      },
      "percent of population": {
        "text": "81.07% (2019 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
      "total": {
        "text": "31,232 (2017 est.)"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "49.28 (2017 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Transportation": {
    "National air transport system": {
      "number of registered air carriers": {
        "text": "1 (2020)"
      },
      "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
        "text": "6"
      }
    },
    "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
      "text": "VP-C"
    },
    "Airports": {
      "total": {
        "text": "3 (2020)"
      }
    },
    "Airports - with paved runways": {
      "total": {
        "text": "3"
      },
      "1,524 to 2,437 m": {
        "text": "2"
      },
      "914 to 1,523 m": {
        "text": "1 (2017)"
      }
    },
    "Airports - with unpaved runways": {
      "total": {
        "text": "1"
      },
      "914 to 1,523 m": {
        "text": "1 (2012)"
      }
    },
    "Roadways": {
      "total": {
        "text": "785 km (2007)"
      },
      "paved": {
        "text": "785 km (2007)"
      }
    },
    "Merchant marine": {
      "total": {
        "text": "160"
      },
      "by type": {
        "text": "bulk carrier 32, container ship 1, general cargo 1, oil tanker 23, other 103 (2021)"
      }
    },
    "Ports and terminals": {
      "major seaport(s)": {
        "text": "Cayman Brac, George Town"
      }
    }
  },
  "Military and Security": {
    "Military and security forces": {
      "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Service"
    },
    "Military - note": {
      "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK"
    }
  },
  "Transnational Issues": {
    "Disputes - international": {
      "text": "<p>none</p>"
    },
    "Illicit drugs": {
      "text": "<p>major offshore financial center vulnerable to drug trafficking money laundering</p> <p> </p>"
    }
  }
}