Cayman Islands Government

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Country Name	Cayman Islands
Full Country Name	none
Etymology- history of name	the islands' name comes from the native Carib word "caiman," describing the marine crocodiles living there
Government Type	parliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK
Capital Name	George Town (on Grand Cayman)
Capital - geographic coordinate	19 18 N, 81 23 W
Capital Time Difference	UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)
National Holiday	Constitution Day, first Monday in July (1959)
Constitution	several previous; latest approved 10 June 2009, entered into force 6 November 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009)
Dependency Status	overseas territory of the UK

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Cayman Islands Government and Politics

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Executive Branch:	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Martyn ROPER (since 29 October 2018) head of government: Premier Alden MCLAUGHLIN (since 29 May 2013) cabinet: Cabinet selected from the Legislative Assembly and appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition appointed premier by the governor
Citizenship Criteria:	see United Kingdom
Legal System:	English common law and local statutes
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	description: unicameral Legislative Assembly (21 seats; 19 members directly elected by majority vote and 2 ex officio members - the deputy governor and attorney general - appointed by the governor; members serve 4-year terms) elections: last held on 24 May 2017 (next to be held in 2021) election results: percent of vote by party - independent 44.7%, PPM 31.2%, CDP 24.1%; seats by party - independent 9, PPM 7, CDP 3; composition - men 18, women 3, percent of women 14.3%
Judicial Branch:	highest resident court(s): Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 judges); Grand Court (consists of the court president and at least 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) judge selection and term of office: Court of Appeal and Grand Court judges appointed by the governor on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an 8-member independent body consisting of governor appointees, Court of Appeal president, and attorneys; Court of Appeal judges' tenure based on their individual instruments of appointment; Grand Court judges normally appointed until retirement at age 65 but can be extended until age 70 subordinate courts: Summary Court
Regions or States:	6 districts; Bodden Town, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, East End, George Town, North Side, West Bay
Political Parties and Leaders:	People's Progressive Movement or PPM [Alden MCLAUGHLIN] Cayman Democratic Party or CDP [McKeeva BUSH]
International Organization Participation:	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic Representation from US:	none (overseas territory of the UK); consular services provided through the US Embassy in Jamaica

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