Jamaica |
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| Motto: "Out of Many, One People" |
| Anthem: "Jamaica, Land We Love" |
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| Capital and largest city | Kingston
17°58′17″N76°47′35″W / 17.97139°N 76.79306°W / 17.97139; -76.79306 |
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| Official languages | English |
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| National language | Jamaican Patois(de facto) |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | Jamaican |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutional monarchy |
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| Elizabeth II |
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| Patrick Allen |
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| Andrew Holness |
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| Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert |
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| Tom Tavares-Finson |
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| Bryan Sykes |
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| Mark Golding |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
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| Senate |
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| House of Representatives |
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• Granted | 6 August 1962 |
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• Total | 10,991 km2 (4,244 sq mi) (160th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.5 |
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• 2018 estimate | 2,726,667[5] (141st) |
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• 2011 census | 2,697,983[6] |
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• Density | 266[7]/km2 (688.9/sq mi) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $26.981 billion[8] (134th) |
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• Per capita | $9,434[8] (109th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $15.424 billion[8] (119th) |
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• Per capita | $5,393[8] (95th) |
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| Gini (2016) |  35[9]
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.734[10]
high · 101st |
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| Currency | Jamaican dollar (JMD) |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 |
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| Driving side | left |
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| Calling code | +1-876
+1-658(Overlay of 876; active in November 2018) |
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| ISO 3166 code | JM |
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| Internet TLD | .jm |
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