Jamaica

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Jamaica

Jamaica
Americas · Caribbean · Capital: Kingston

Quick facts about Jamaica

Official name	Jamaica
Capital	Kingston
Continent & subregion	Americas · Caribbean
Population	2,839,786 people (world rank 139)
Area	10,991 km²
Density	258 people/km²
Share of world population	0.035% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$21.4 billion
Urbanisation	58.5% urban population
Life expectancy	71.5 years
Currency	Jamaican dollar ($) — JMD
Languages	English, Jamaican Patois
Internet domain	`.jm`
Calling code	+1876
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$7,542 · see world ranking
Internet Users	89.5% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.4 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	16.7 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	2.7 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	56.2% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Jamaica did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 18.3°, -77.5°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.