Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)     [109]
(Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: KY
LAND AREA: 259 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 32000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 124 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 0%/year

ECONOMY
  Income/Capita: $0

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

Plants:                                                                 
  21 endemic taxa                                                       
Invertebrates:                                                          
  48 land snails, 30 endemic                                            
Reptiles/amphibians:                                                    
  19 endemic taxa                                                       
Birds:                                                                  
  181 species, 1 endemic species (extinct) and 16 endemic subspecies    
Mammals:                                                                
  8 bats                                                                

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

Natural Resources Laboratory, Cayman Islands Government, P.O. Box 486,  
Grand                                                                   
  Cayman, British West Indies