Jamaica (pronounced: /dʒəˈmeɪkə/) is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 km in length and as much as 80 km in width, amounting to 11,100 km. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 145 km south of Cuba, and 190 km west of Hispaniola, the island harboring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs". Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it later became the British Crown colony of Jamaica. With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populous anglophone country in North America, after the United States and Canada. It remains a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State. Kingston is the largest city in Jamaica and the country's capital. (via Wikipedia)
Capital:
Kingston
Language:
Jamaican Patois and English
English
As Of:
Jan 1, 2007
Largest City:
Kingston, Jamaica
Population Density (sq mi):
656
GDP (nominal):
$14.029 billion
As Of:
Jul 1, 2009
Area:
4,444 )
GDP (nominal per capita):
$5,198
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
Ethnic groups:
91.2% black, 6.2% mixed, 2.6% other
Government type:
Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
ccTLD:
.jm
Anthem:
"God Save the Queen"
"Jamaica, "land we love"
Currency (code):
JMD
Conventional Long Name:
Jamaica
Latitude:
N
Demonym:
Jamaican
Longitude:
W
Name:
Jamaica
Currency:
Jamaican dollar
Country Calling Code:
+1-876
Motto:
"Out of Many, One People"
Latitude (Minutes):
59
Longitude (Minutes):
48
Drives On:
left
Latitude (Degrees):
17
Total Population:
2,825,928
As of:
Jan 1, 2000
HDI Rank:
100th
GDP (per capita PPP):
$24.199 billion
HDI:
0.766
Longitude (Degrees):
76
Gini:
37.9
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