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CAPITAL	George Town

AREA	45sq km (Grand Cayman)

POPULATION	39,335

LANGUAGE	English

CURRENCY	Cayman Islands Dollar

TIME	GMT -5

TELEPHONE CODES	00 1 345

ELECTRICITY	110V



Cayman Islands

Visas: US and Canadian citizens don't need visas or passports, only proof of citizenship. Citizens of the EU, the UK or the Commonwealth, Israel and Japan need passports but not visas. Travellers from elsewhere may need visas as well as passports.

Public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Easter Holidays (Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Queen's Birthday (Second Monday in April); Discovery Day (May 18) Constitution Day (July 6); Remembrance Day (Nov 9); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26).

Good reading: The Adventure Guide to the Cayman Islands, by Paris Permenter and John Bigley, focuses on activities in and out of the water. The '32 Storm is a moving collection of recollections of the hurricane that killed 67 people and flattened almost every building on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman in 1932. Beyond the Postcards is available in souvenir shops on the islands. It's a funny little book that promises to tell you 'how it go' in the Cayman Islands.