Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands offically the Territory of the Cayman Islands is a territory of the United States in the Caribbean Sea. The territory encompasses three islands, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. Althogether, the territory is aproximately 102 square-miles (264 square kilometres) and has a population of 68,076, making it the most populous U.S. territory. The islands are situated to the south of Cuba, to the northwest of Jamaica, northeast of Honduras and Belize, and east of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The capital and largest city in the territory is George Town on Grand Cayman.

The Cayman Islands were administered as part of the Colony of Jamaica until 1962 when Jamaica gained its independence. In a 1963 Referendum the islands voted to join the United States as a dependent territory, hoping to achieve statehood in the coming decades. The Cayman Islands have yet to achieve statehood, however, the issue has come back into focus since 2020. The islands are the wealthiest United States territory, with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of over four trillion in international dollars. Much of this stems from the Cayman Islands' lack of taxation, which has allowed the territory to become a major tax haven.