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The Cayman Islands are crawling with a fun-loving mix of deal-cutting bankers with briefcases and cell phones, scuba divers in neon-hued wetsuits and English folk checking the cricket scores over a tipple. The islands vibrate with colour: coral reefs, bright orange frogfish, sociable stingrays and reggae beats on the street.
Thanks to a thriving tourism and cruise-ship industry, resorts and condos have sprung up all over, and you can count on every convenience, from air-con and cold beer to swanky shopping and ESPN. But if you want to get away from it all, it's easy to escape satellite dishes and slickness, not least of them underwater.
Fast Facts
Country Full Name
Cayman Islands
Population
39,335
Currency
Name: Cayman Islands Dollar
Code: KYD
Symbol: CI$
Electrical Plugs
120V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -5
Country Dialing Code
+345
Weights & Measures
Imperial
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