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The terrain itself is mostly a low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs.
The two "Sister Islands" of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are located about 85 miles (135 km) northeast of Grand Cayman.
The Cayman Islands (collectively) have a coastline of 99 miles (159 km). The highest point is The Bluff, a limestone hill on Cayman Brac standing at 155 feet (47 m) in height.
capital:George town
Cayman islands
Cayman islands
The emergence of what are now considered the Cayman Islands' "twin pillars of economic development" (tourism and international finance) started in the 1950s with the introduction of modern transportation and telecommunications.[3] Government of the Cayman Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic overseas territory, whereby thePremier is the head of government, and of a two-party system.[clarification needed] Executive power is exercised by the government.Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Legislative Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
The Cayman Islands' physical isolation under early British colonial rule allowed the development of an indigenous set of administrative and legal traditions which were codified into a constitution in 1959. A constitution, which devolved some authority from the United Kingdom to the Cayman Islands government, was passed by referendum on 20 May 2009. Subsequently, the islands have become largely self-governing.
The Cayman Islands' government is aided by a tradition of restrained civil governance from the United Kingdom.