Jamaica
Basic Information
Official name: Jamaica
Native name: Jamaica
Population: 2,961,161
Area: 10,991 km²
Region: Americas
Sub Region: Caribbean
Capital: Kingston
Coordinates: 18.25°, -77.5°
Landlocked: No
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): JM
ISO Code (Alpha-3): JAM
Olympic Code: JAM
FIFA Code: JAM
Top level domain: .jm
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Jamaican dollar ($) - JMD
Languages
English (eng)Jamaican Patois (jam)
Timezones
UTC-05:00
Continents
North America
Demonyms
eng: Jamaican/Jamaicanfra: Jamaïcain/Jamaïcaine
GINI Index
2004: 45.5
Driving
Side: leftSign: JA
International Dialing
+1876/658
Coat of Arms
