Jamaica, Caribbean
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
Image of Kingston, capital city of Jamaica
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Jamaica is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Caribbean sub‑region of the Americas continent, member of CARICOM.
Easy learning about Jamaica | |
| Jamaica is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Caribbean Americas Continent |
| Member of | CARICOM since 1973 |
| Jamaica has a population of | 2,839,786 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Jamaica are called Jamaicans |
| The country’s total area is | 10,991 Km2 ( 6,829 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 91 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 2 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Jamaica HDI ranks in position nº 115 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.706 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Jamaica’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 89 countries Jamaica passport ranks in position nº 54 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Jamaica GDP per capita is | $7,778 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Jamaica ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 18° 15' N, 77° 30' W Open in Google Maps |
| Jamaica Capital city | Kingston |
| Jamaica Climate | tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior |
| Most predominant religion | Protestant (includes Seventh Day Adventist, Pentecostal, Other Church of God, New Testament Church of God, Baptist, Church of God in Jamaica, Church of God of Prophecy, Anglican, United Church, Methodist, Revived, Brethren, and Moravian), |
| Second most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Currency name & code | Dollar (JMD) |
| Internet ccTLD | .jm |
| Jamaica calling code | +-875 |
Jamaica administrative divisions
14 parishes
- Clarendon,
- Hanover,
- Kingston,
- Manchester,
- Portland,
- Saint Andrew,
- Saint Ann,
- Saint Catherine,
- Saint Elizabeth,
- Saint James,
- Saint Mary,
- Saint Thomas,
- Trelawny,
- Westmoreland
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
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