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Debt - external: $70 million (1996) Economic aid - recipient: NA (1999) Currency: Caymanian dollar (KYD) Currency code: KYD Exchange rates: Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.82 (29 October 2001), 0.83 (3 November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993) Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March Communications Cayman Islands Telephones - main lines in use: 38,000 (2002) Telephones - mobile cellular: 17,000 (2002) Telephone system: general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-345; 1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) Radios: 36,000 (1997) Television broadcast stations: 1 with cable system Televisions: 7,000 (1997) Internet country code: .ky Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 16 (2000) Internet users: NA Transportation Cayman Islands Highways: total: 785 km paved: 785 km (2000) Ports and harbors: Cayman Brac, George Town Merchant marine: total: 137 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,827,837 GRT/4,555,974 DWT registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.) foreign-owned: Germany 9, Greece 25, Hong Kong 3, Italy 14, Norway 4, Singapore 1, Spain 11, Sweden 13, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 18, United States 43 by type: bulk 27, cargo 7, chemical tanker 36, container 2, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 25, refrigerated cargo 33, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea/passenger 1, specialized tanker 1 Airports: 3 (2003 est.) Airports - with paved runways: total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2004 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.) Military Cayman Islands Military branches: no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the UK Transnational Issues Cayman Islands Disputes - international: none Illicit drugs: offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005 ====================================================================== @Central African Republic Introduction Central African Republic Background: The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - m
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