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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Jamaica 
 Main prefix
 6Y 
 Time zone
 -5 h 
 Continent
 North America 
 
          Jamaica          
 
 Jamaica 

 Jamaica - contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          Jamaica          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side).
 
          Jamaica          
 
 Jamaica 
 Capital: 
Kingston
 Administrative
 divisions: 
14 parishes: Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, and Westmoreland.
 Population: 
2,680,029 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
English, patois English
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
18° 15' N, 77° 30' W
 Area total: 
10,991 sq. km
 Land area: 
10,831 sq. km
 Water area: 
160 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
1,022 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Caribbean Sea 0 m - Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.jm
 Currency: 
Jamaican dollar (JMD)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
none
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Jamaica
 Independence: 
6 August 1962 (from UK)
 Constitution: 
6 August 1962
 Government
 type: 
constitutional parliamentary democracy
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, first Monday in August (1962)
 
          Jamaica          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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