Jamaica
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Jamaica
Jumieka (Jamaican Patois) |
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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″N 76°47′35″W / 17.97139°N 76.79306°W |
| 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 |
Charles III |
| Patrick Allen | |
| Andrew Holness | |
| Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert | |
| Tom Tavares-Finson | |
| Bryan Sykes | |
| Mark Golding | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Independence
from the United Kingdom |
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• Granted |
6 August 1962 |
| Area | |
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• Total |
10,991 km2 (4,244 sq mi) (160th) |
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• Water (%) |
1.5 |
| Population | |
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• 2019 estimate |
2,825,544[5] (137th) |
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• 2011 census |
2,697,983[6] |
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• Density |
266[7]/km2 (688.9/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
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• Total |
 $32.818 billion[8] (143th) |
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• Per capita |
$11,962[8] (134th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
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• Total |
$16.104 billion[8] (119th) |
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• Per capita |
$5,870[8] (101st) |
| Gini (2016) |  35[9]
medium |
| HDI (2021) | 0.734[10]
high · 110st |
| Currency | Jamaican dollar (JMD) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +1-876 +1-658 (Overlay of 876) |
| ISO 3166 code | JM |
| Internet TLD | .jm |
