Jamaica
Jumieka
(Jamaican Patois)
|
|
---|---|
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 |
Vernacular language | Jamaican Patois |
Ethnic groups |
|
Religion |
|
Demonym(s) | Jamaican |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Patrick Allen | |
Andrew Holness | |
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 | |
• 2019 estimate
|
2,734,092[3] (137th) |
• 2011 census
|
2,697,983[4] |
• Density
|
266[5]/km2 (688.9/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$33.775 billion[6] (143rd) |
• Per capita
|
$12,283[6] (134th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$20.586 billion[6] (119th) |
• Per capita
|
$7,487[6] (101st) |
Gini (2021) | 40.2[7] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.706[8] high (115th) |
Currency | Jamaican dollar (JMD) |
Time zone | UTC-5 |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +1-876 +1-658 (Overlay of 876) |
ISO 3166 code | JM |
Internet TLD | .jm |
Jamaica
Jumieka
(Jamaican Patois)
|
|
---|---|
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 |
Vernacular language | Jamaican Patois |
Ethnic groups |
|
Religion |
|
Demonym(s) | Jamaican |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Patrick Allen | |
Andrew Holness | |
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 | |
• 2019 estimate
|
2,734,092[3] (137th) |
• 2011 census
|
2,697,983[4] |
• Density
|
266[5]/km2 (688.9/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$33.775 billion[6] (143rd) |
• Per capita
|
$12,283[6] (134th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$20.586 billion[6] (119th) |
• Per capita
|
$7,487[6] (101st) |
Gini (2021) | 40.2[7] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.706[8] high (115th) |
Currency | Jamaican dollar (JMD) |
Time zone | UTC-5 |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +1-876 +1-658 (Overlay of 876) |
ISO 3166 code | JM |
Internet TLD | .jm |