Military branches Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)

Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK

Disputes - international none

Illicit drugs vulnerable to drug money-laundering and drug transshipment

Current issues in 1996 the Central African Republic experienced three mutinies by dissidentelements of the armed forces which demanded back pay as well as politicaland military reforms; continuing violence in 1997 between the government andrebel military and civilian groups over pay issues, living conditions, andlack of opposition party representation in the government has destroyed manybusinesses in the capital, reducing tax revenues and exacerbating the government'sproblems in meeting expenses

NOTE: The information regarding Cayman Islands on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cayman Islands Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cayman Islands Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.