Capital of Jamaica:
KingstonArea of Jamaica: 10,991 km² (4,244 mi²) (
164th)
Population of Jamaica: 2,839,175 (
142nd) - (2024 est.)
Location: The Caribbean
Languages of Jamaica: English,
Jamaican Patois Religions of Jamaica: Protestant 64.8% (includes
Seventh-day Adventist 12.0%,
Pentecostal 11.0%, Other
Church of God 9.2%, New Testament Church of God 7.2%,
Baptist 6.7%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.5%,
Anglican 2.8%,
United Church 2.1%,
Methodist 1.6%, Revived 1.4%,
Brethren 0.9%, and
Moravian 0.7%), Roman
Catholic 2.2%,
Jehovah's Witness 1.9%,
Rastafarian 1.1%,
other 6.5%,
no religion 21.3%, unspecified 2.3% (2011 est.)
Ethnic groups in Jamaica: African 76.3%, Afro-European 15.1%,
Indian or Afro-Indian 3.4%,
White 3.2%,
Chinese or Afro-Chinese 1.2%,
Others 0.8% (2024 est.)
Currency:
Jamaican dollar (
JMD)
Calling code: (+1)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Caribbean Community
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: Caribbean Sea 1,022 km (635 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea
Administrative divisions of Jamaica
14 parishes:Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland
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note: for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known as the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation
Natural resources: bauxite,
alumina,
gypsum,
limestone.
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