Gimme the facts
- It is the third-largest island in the Caribbean.
- Jamaica is home to 4 major mountain ranges.
- The island is part of the Greater Antilles archipelago with 5 other island states.
- Jamaica actually sits on top of a large underwater mountain.
- One-third of all Jamaicans live in the capital Kingston.
FAST FACTS
- OFFICIAL NAME: Jamaica.
- FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary democracy.
- CAPITAL: Kingston.
- POPULATION: 2,812,090.
- OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English.
- MONEY: Jamaican dollar.
- AREA: 4,411 square miles (10,992 square kilometers)
- MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Blue Mountains, John Crow Mountains, Don Figuero Mountains, Cockpit Country.
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Jamaica is known to be the birthplace of reggae, Bob Marley, world's fastest sprinters, Blue Mountain coffee, Red Stripe beer, Jamaican rum, beautiful beaches, jerk dishes, luxurious all-inclusive resorts and majestic waterfalls.
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Christopher Columbus, who first sighted the island in 1494, called it Santiago, but the original indigenous name of Jamaica, or Xaymaca, has persisted.
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What is Jamaica known for? Jamaica is known to be the birthplace of reggae, Bob Marley, world's fastest sprinters, Blue Mountain coffee, Red Stripe beer, Jamaican rum, beautiful beaches, jerk dishes, luxurious all-inclusive resorts and majestic waterfalls.
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