Area 10,991 sq km (4,244 sq mi)
Poplation 2,696,000
Capital city Kington (104,000)
Government Contitutional monachy
Ethnicity Groups: Black 91%, Mixed 7%, East Indian 1%
Language English (official), patois English
Religions Protestant 61%, Roman Catholic 4%
Currency Jamaican dollar = 100 cents

Third largest of the Caribbean island, half of Jamaica lies above 300 m [1,000 ft] and moist south-east trade winds bring rain to to the central mountain range.

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