Cozumel
Grand Duchy of Cozumel | |
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Motto: Libertad y prosperidad para las hermosas islas Freedom and Prosperity for the beautiful Islands | |
| Capital and largest city | San Miguel de Cozumel |
| Official languages |
Spanish Yucatec Maya |
| Demonym(s) | Cozumeler |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
| Angelina II | |
| Antonio Juarez | |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 235,678 (187) |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | $2,677,302,080 |
• Per capita | $11,360 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $1,249,093,400 |
• Per capita | $5,300 |
| HDI |
0.746 high |
| Time zone | Central time |
Cozumel, officially the Grand Duchy of Cozumel, is an independent sovereign island nation and a Sierra associated state consisting of 4 states - from north to south, Isla Mujeres, Isla del Norte, San Miguel, and Islas del Sur. Together the states comprise around 3 different islands (a combined land area of 710.31 km2). They lie to the East of Sierra, and southwest of Cuba.
The countrys capital and largest city, San Miguel de Cozumel is located on the largest and eponymous island of Cozumel.
All but one of the states is located primarily on the island of Cozumel, with Isla Mujeres being located only on the island of Isla Mujeres, while Islas del Sur additionally comprising the island of Isla Holbox. The term Cozumel may refer to the island or the country as a whole.
Cozumel was formerly a part of the Crown Dependency of Cozumel (CDC), a crown dependency of Sierra, it was granted its independence in 2013 after the success of the Nueva Chan Santa Cruz movement, and a subsequent referendum, by the Sierran federal government as an independent associated state. It entered into a compact of Free Association with Sierra following independence.