Jamaica Facts

Jamaica Facts

Jamaica is located in the Caribbean. This island is located south of Cuba.

Language: English

Currency: Jamaican dollar (JMD).

Population: 2,825,928 (July 2009 est.)

Land Size: 10,991 square kilometers

Capital: Kingston

Borders: None

Industries: Include tourism, bauxite/alumina, agro processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications. Agriculture: Include sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, ackees, vegetables; poultry, goats, milk; crustaceans, mollusks.

Land divisions:
Jamaica is divided into 14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, and Westmoreland.

Major Cities:
Kingston (Saint Andrew, New Kingston (Saint Andrew), Spanish Town (Saint Catherine), Portmore (Saint Catherine), Montego Bay (Saint James), Mandeville (Manchester), May Pen (Clarendon), Old Harbour (Saint Catherine), Linstead (Saint Catherine), Half Way Tree (Saint Andrew).

List of Islands of Grenada:
* Big Half Moon Bay * Bogue Islands * Booby Cay * Bumpduklok * Dolphin Island * Emerald Island * Great Goat Island * Little Goat Island * Green Island * Gun Cay (part of the Port Royal Cays) * Jamaica * Kokomo Island * Lime Cay (part of the Port Royal Cays) * Little Half Moon Cay * Maiden Cay (part of the Port Royal Cays) * Monkey Island * Morant Cays * Navy Island * One Bush Cay * Pedro Cays * Big Pelican Island * Little Pelican Island * Pigeon Island * Princess Island * Salt Island * Tower Island (Tower Isle)

Sources
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/299716/Jamaica
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/caribbean/jamaica/currency.htm
http://www.geonames.org/JM/largest-cities-in-jamaica.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_in_the_Caribbean#Jamaica

Other keywords used are jamaica information, facts jamaica, facts on jamaica, jamaica information.

Return from Jamaica Facts to Caribbean countries

Return to the home page

Share this page:

What’s this?

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Reddit WhatsApp Messenger

Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

Click on the HTML link code below.
Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.

Todo lo que encuentras aquí en estas páginas Web es solo para tu información. Esperamos que hagas tu propia investigación porque no nos hacemos responsables de los resultados negativos (si hay algunos) de cualquier decisión que tomes. La información que proveemos en el área de "Salud y Más” es solo para tu información, Si desear servicios médicos, debes de consultar un profesional. Derechos reservados © 2009 - 20011 MiPuebloNatal.com

SBI!