- Full Name
- Jamaica
- Capital City
- Kingston
- Area
- 11,000 sq km
- 4,247 sq miles
- Population
- 2,652,689
- Time Zone
- GMT/UTC -6 ()
- Languages
- English (official)
- Religion
80% Christian, including revivalist cults such as Pocomania, which blends European and African religious beliefs, and Rastafarianism, whose dogma embraces a complex core of spiritual and social beliefs rooted in the idea that Africa is the black race's spiritual and physical motherland.
- Currency
- Jamaican Dollar (J$)
- Electricity
- 110V 50HzHz
- Electric Plug Details
- American-style plug with two parallel flat blades above a circular grounding pin
- Japanese-style plug with two parallel flat blades
- Country Dialing Code
- 876
GDP (per head) : US$4600
Length of Coastline : 1022 km
Amount of Rum produced annually : 50 milliion liters
Inflation : 5.8%
Average annual rainfall : 78in
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