Capital: George Town Currency: Caymanian dollar (CI$) Languages: English Time: GMT -5 (currently 18:01) Dialing Code: +1345 Last reviewed: 20-October-2006

300 miles north west of Jamaica, the Cayman Islands is the largest of the remaining British dependent territories in the Caribbean.

The islands are one of the largest offshore financial centres in the world, thanks to the abscence of tax and foreign exchange controls.

However, tourism underpins the economy of the 3 islands: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman & Cayman Brac.