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Area > Comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	262 sq km		[206th of 238]
Area > Total	262 sq km		[216th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[159th of 239]
Climate tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
Coastline	160 km		[162nd of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point The Bluff (Cayman Brac) 43 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 m
Geographic coordinates	19 30 N, 80 30 W
Land use > Arable land	3.85%		[159th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[204th of 258]
Location Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[31st of 191]
Natural hazards hurricanes (July to November)
Natural resources fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Population density	151.29 people per sqkm		[67th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	173.08 people/m²		[53rd of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	260 km²		[198th of 206]
Terrain low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs

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