The Cayman Islands is a territory in the Caribbean, and it is not a sovereign state in its own right. Unlike most entries, its formal name adds nothing to the short one. Its seat of government is George Town.
The population is about 74,457, placing it 205th of 250 by population — between Andorra above it and Dominica below. Measured only against its own subregion, it is 20th of 28 in size and 18th in population.
The land area is 264 km², which ranks it 217th of the 250 countries and territories in this dataset — just behind the Maldives and just ahead of Saint Kitts and Nevis. For scale, it is a fraction smaller than the Maldives.
The lie of the land
Its reference point sits at 19.5° north and 80.5° west, which puts it in the northern hemisphere, roughly 2,171 km from the equator, in what geographers would call tropical latitudes.
Countries on the same parallel, far away in longitude, include India, Mauritania and Oman.
It shares no land border with anyone. That puts it among the 85 entries of 250 here with no land neighbours, so everything and everyone arrives by sea or by air.
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How crowded the Cayman Islands is, and what is spoken there
Population divided by land area gives roughly 282 people per square kilometre, which makes it densely populated. The median across all 250 entries here is about 90 per square kilometre.
Someone from the Cayman Islands is a Caymanian.
English is the only official language. Another 90 entries list English too — among them American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda and Australia.
Against the Americas as a whole it is the 41st most populous of 56 entries, and it accounts for under 1% of everyone living in the Caribbean.
Money, codes and practical details
Money there is the Cayman Islands dollar ($, KYD). That currency appears nowhere else on this list.
Websites there use the .ky domain. Calls from overseas start with +1345. Standard country codes: ky and CYM.
George Town is the city to remember for this territory.
On the UN list it does not appear as a member. The dataset does not record which state administers it, so this page does not guess. Of the 250 entries here, 57 are territories or observers rather than member states.
Fun facts about Cayman Islands
- English is official here and in 90 other entries worldwide.
- Population density works out at roughly 282 people per square kilometre.
- India and Mauritania sit at almost the same latitude, on the far side of the globe.
- It is a territory rather than a UN member state.
- People from the Cayman Islands are known as Caymanians.
- The Cayman Islands dollar is used here and nowhere else on this list.
- It is 205th of 250 by population, with about 74,457 residents.
- Ranked by land area, the Cayman Islands is 217th out of the 250 countries and territories on this site.
Cayman Islands — frequently asked questions
- What is the capital of the Cayman Islands?
- The capital of the Cayman Islands is George Town.
- What currency does the Cayman Islands use?
- The Cayman Islands uses the Cayman Islands dollar, written $ (currency code KYD). No other entry in this dataset uses it.
- What language is spoken in the Cayman Islands?
- The official language of the Cayman Islands is English. It is also official in 90 other entries on this list.
- Is the Cayman Islands a country?
- Not in the political sense. The Cayman Islands is a dependent territory rather than a sovereign state, and it is not a UN member. It appears on this site because it has its own flag, codes and statistics, but it does not have a seat at the United Nations.
- What is the population of the Cayman Islands?
- The Cayman Islands has a population of about 74,457, which makes it the 205th most populous of the 250 countries and territories listed on this site. Andorra sits just above it and Dominica just below.
- Where is the Cayman Islands located?
- The Cayman Islands is in the Caribbean, part of the Americas. Its reference coordinates are 19.5° north and 80.5° west, roughly 2,171 km from the equator in tropical latitudes.
- Does the Cayman Islands border any other country?
- No. The Cayman Islands has no land border with any other country, so every route in or out is by sea or air. 85 of the 250 entries on this site are in the same position.
- How big is the Cayman Islands?
- The Cayman Islands covers 264 km², ranking 217th of 250 by land area. That makes it a fraction smaller than the Maldives.
