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Jamaica, Caribbean

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.

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 population 2 839 786 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Jamaica Area 10 991 Km2
( 6 829 sq mi)
Latitude & Longitude 18° 15' N, 77° 30' W
Jamaica Capital cityKingston
Jamaica Climatetropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Most predominant religionProtestant (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 religionRoman 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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