Jamaica
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Motto: "Out of Many, One People"
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Anthem: "
Jamaica, Land We Love"
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Capital
and largest city
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Kingston 17°58′17″N 76°47′35″W / 17.97139°N 76.79306°W / 17.97139; -76.79306 |
Official languages | English |
National language | Jamaican Patois (de facto) |
Ethnic groups
(2011
[3])
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Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Jamaican |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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Monarch
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Elizabeth II |
Patrick Allen | |
Andrew Holness | |
Bryan Sykes | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Independence
from the
United Kingdom
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• Granted
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6 August 1962 |
Area | |
• Total
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10,991 km2 (4,244 sq mi) (160th) |
• Water (%)
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1.5 |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate
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2,726,667[5] (141st) |
• 2011 census
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2,697,983[6] |
• Density
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266[7]/km2 (688.9/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total
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$26.981 billion[8] (134th) |
• Per capita
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$9,434[8] (109th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total
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$15.424 billion[8] (119th) |
• Per capita
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$5,393[8] (95th) |
Gini (2016) | ![]() medium |
HDI (2019) | ![]() high · 101st |
Currency | Jamaican dollar (JMD) |
Time zone | UTC-5 |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +1-876 +1-658 (Overlay of 876; active in November 2018) |
ISO 3166 code | JM |
Internet TLD | .jm |
Jamaica
|
|
---|---|
Motto: "Out of Many, One People"
|
|
Anthem: "
Jamaica, Land We Love"
|
|
![]() |
|
Capital
and largest city
|
Kingston 17°58′17″N 76°47′35″W / 17.97139°N 76.79306°W / 17.97139; -76.79306 |
Official languages | English |
National language | Jamaican Patois (de facto) |
Ethnic groups
(2011
[3])
|
|
Religion |
|
Demonym(s) | Jamaican |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Elizabeth II |
Patrick Allen | |
Andrew Holness | |
Bryan Sykes | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Independence
from the
United Kingdom
|
|
• Granted
|
6 August 1962 |
Area | |
• Total
|
10,991 km2 (4,244 sq mi) (160th) |
• Water (%)
|
1.5 |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate
|
2,726,667[5] (141st) |
• 2011 census
|
2,697,983[6] |
• Density
|
266[7]/km2 (688.9/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total
|
$26.981 billion[8] (134th) |
• Per capita
|
$9,434[8] (109th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total
|
$15.424 billion[8] (119th) |
• Per capita
|
$5,393[8] (95th) |
Gini (2016) | ![]() medium |
HDI (2019) | ![]() high · 101st |
Currency | Jamaican dollar (JMD) |
Time zone | UTC-5 |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +1-876 +1-658 (Overlay of 876; active in November 2018) |
ISO 3166 code | JM |
Internet TLD | .jm |