| Official name | Jamaica |
| Name in local language | Jamaica (en) |
| Continent | Americas |
| Subcontinent | Caribbean |
| Population (ranking: 145e) | 2,728,864 inhabitants (2018) |
| Population growth | 0.00 % / year |
| Area | 10,991 km² |
| Density | 248.28 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 129e) | 15.718 billions $USD (2018) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 5,356 $USD (2018) |
| GDP growth | 1.90 % / year (2018) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 74.40 years (2018) |
| Birth rate | 13.54 ‰ (2013) |
| Fertility rate | 2.25 children / woman (2009) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 5.70 ‰ (2013) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 22.20 ‰ (2015) |
| Literacy rate | 87.00 % (2011) |
| Official languages | Jamaican Patois (de facto, English spoken) |
| Currency | Jamaican dollar ($ JMD) |
| HDI (ranking: 131e) | 0.726 / 1 (2018) |
| EPI (ranking) | 58.58 (2018) |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary representative democracy under constitutional monarchy |
| Head of State | Queen Elizabeth II ; Governor-General Patrick Allen |
| National Day | 6 August (independence of 1962) |
| ISO Codes | JM, JAM |
| Demonym | Jamaican |
| Tourists (ranking) | 2,353,000 people (2017) |
Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean Sea. It is located south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola Island, where Haiti and the Dominican Republic are located.
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Urban areas (2013)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Kingston | 1,184,386 inhabitants |
| Montego Bay | 110,115 inhabitants |