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Est. Population:
2,970,340
Demonym:
Jamaican
Religions:
Protestant (64.8%)
Atheist (21.3%)
Roman Catholic (2.2%)
Jehovah’s Witness (1.9%)
Rastafarian (1.1%)
Largest City:
Kingston (584,627)
Other Cities:
Portmore (182,153)
Spanish Town (147,152)
Montego Bay (110,115)
Region:
Caribbean
Bodies of Water:
Caribbean Sea (Surrounded)
Total Area:
10,991 km2 (98.5% land, 1.5% water)
Total Land:
0 km (Island)
Total Coastline:
1,022 km
Climate
Tropical along coast
Temperate in interior
Terrain:
Mountainous
Discontinuous coastal plain
Highest Point
Blue Mountain Peak (2,256 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Hurricanes
Type:
Constitutional parliamentary democracy with a commonwealth realm
Head of State:
Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom)
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Andrew Holness
Admin. Divisions
14 Parishes
Independence:
6 August 1962 (from the United Kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
Green and black streamertail
Nat'l Anthem:
Jamaica, Land We Love
GDP Per Capita
$8,800 (USD)
Currency
$ (Jamaican Dollar)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = $ (Jamaican Dollar)136.62
Internet Code
.jm
Telephone Code
+1 (876)
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Dance is very important in Jamaican culture.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html (Majority of information)
http://statinja.gov.jm/Census/PopCensus/PopcensusRedatam.aspx (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 9 November 2016
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