
Jamaica Location Map

Jamaica Facts
Full Official Name: Jamaica
Demonym: Jamaican
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Area
Total Area: 10,991 km²
Total Land Area: 10,831 km²
Total Water Area: 160 km²
Demographics
Population: 2,823,713
Population Growth Rate: 0.1% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Kingston (Population: 662,435)
Ethnic Groups: Black 92.1%, mixed 6.1%, East Indian 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.7% (2011 est.)
Languages: English, Jamaican patois
Religions: Protestant 64.8% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 12.0%, Pentecostal 11.0%, Other Church of God 9.2%, New Testament Church of God 7.2%, Baptist 6.7%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.5%, Anglican 2.8%, United Church 2.1%, Methodist 1.6%, Revived 1.4%, Brethren 0.9%, and Moravian 0.7%), Roman Catholic 2.2%, Jehovah’s Witness 1.9%, Rastafarian 1.1%, other 6.5%, none 21.3%, unspecified 2.3% (2011 est.)
Economy
Currency: Jamaican dollar
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $29.225 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $10,300 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $6.424 billion (2022 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: US 57%, Russia 5%, Canada 4%, UK 4%, Iceland 2% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $9.726 billion (2022 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: US 36%, China 12%, Trinidad and Tobago 6%, Brazil 5%, Turkey 4% (2022)
Government
Type: parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Capital City: Kingston (Population: 662,435)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC-5
Country Code: JM
Internet TLD: .jm
Climate Map of Jamaica

Climate: tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Topographic Map of Jamaica
