 Jamaica
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
18 15 N, 77 30 W |
| Area |
total: 10,991 sq km land: 10,831 sq km water: 160 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior |
| Terrain |
mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
| Population |
2,780,132 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
English, English patois |
| Imports |
food and other consumer goods, industrial supplies, fuel, parts and accessories of capital goods, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials |
| Exports |
alumina, bauxite, sugar, bananas, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, wearing apparel, mineral fuels |
| Hazards |
hurricanes (especially July to November) |
| Resources |
bauxite, gypsum, limestone |
| Geography |
strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal |
| Nationality |
noun: Jamaican(s) adjective: Jamaican |
| Capital |
name: Kingston geographic coordinates: 18 00 N, 76 48 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.jm |
| Internet Users |
1.067 million (2005) |
|
