Capital:
Kingston
Area:
10,957 sq km / 4,230 sq ml
Language:
English, Jamaican Creole
Currency:
Jamaican Dollar
Population:
2,695,867
Life expectancy:
71 (men), 76 (women)
Literacy rate:
98%
Religions:
Protestant 70%, Rastafarian
Physical features:
Mountainous tropical island, the haze over the Blue Mountains gives them their name
Ethnic distribution:
80% of African decent, 15% of mixed Afro-European origin
Exports:
Sugar, bananas, bauxite, rum, cocoa, coconuts, cigars, liqueurs, citrus fruits, alumina, gypsum, tourism
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