Jamaica
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Jamaica is a Caribbean nation with influential music culture, rising business-process outsourcing services, and new wind and solar power investments.
Jamaica is a Country on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the Caribbean sub-region of the Americas continent, member of CARICOM.
Easy learning about Jamaica
The capital city of Jamaica is Kingston.
Word: Reggae
Meaning: island rhythm
Basic Information
Capital City: Kingston
Population: 2,839,786 (UN)
Area: 10,991 km² / 6,829 sq mi
People are called: Jamaicans
Type: Country
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
Geography
Latitude: 18° 15' N
Longitude: 77° 30' W
Geographical Subregion: Caribbean
Intermediary Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Continental Region: Americas
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Human Development
HDI Rank: 117 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.720
Mean Years of Schooling: 10,0
Expected Years of Schooling: 12,4
Life Expectancy at Birth: 71,5 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: 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: Catholic
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Maximum Prison Sentence: 10 Years
Physical Punishment: Forced Labour
International Memberships
CARICOM - since 1973
Technical Information
TLD: .jm
Calling Code: +-875
MapGeo Name: Jamaica
MapGeo Code: JM