Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.

Economical characteristics

 * Currency: Cayman Islands dollar (ISO code: KYD)
 * Central bank discount rate:
 * Commercial banks lending rate:
 * Stock of money (M1): $334.3 million (31 December 2008)
 * Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $5.23 billion (31 December 2008)

Links

 * Cayman Islands on Wikipedia
 * Central bank of Cayman Islands
 * BBC country profile