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Jamaica
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Jamaica (English)
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English
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Jamaica - Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 240 kilometres (150 mi) in length and as much as 85 kilometres (50 mi) in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is 635 kilometres (391 mi) east of the Central American mainland, 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of ► Cuba, and 180 kilometres (112 mi) west of the island of Hispaniola, on which ► Haiti and the ► Dominican Republic are situated. It lies to the east of the ► Cayman Islands and ► Mexico. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning either the "Land of Springs," or the "Land of Wood and Water." It is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada.
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Short name
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Jamaica
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Official name
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Jamaica
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Status
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Independent country since 1962
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Location
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Caribbean
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Capital
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Kingston
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Population
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2,726,667 inhabitants
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Area
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10,991 square kilometres (4,244 sq mi)
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Major languages
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English (official),Patois
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Major religions
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Protestantism,Rastafari,Christianity
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More information
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Jamaica, Geography of Jamaica, History of Jamaica and Politics of Jamaica
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Jamaica - Jamaica (Category).
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