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For other uses, see Jamaica (disambiguation). Jamaica ( / dʒəˈmeɪkə / ⓘ jə-MAY-kə; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka [dʒʌˈmie̯ka]) is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi), it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola —of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. [11] .
Jamaica is an island nation in the Caribbean that attracts sunseekers for its laid-back beach culture, gourmands for its delicious cuisine, and music fans on the trail of Jamaica's most famous son, reggae legend Bob Marley.
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The Taino indigenous people, originating in South America, settled on the island between 4000 and 1000 BC. When Christopher Columbus arrived in 1494, there were more than 200 villages ruled by caciques (chiefs of villages). The south coast of Jamaica was the most populated, especially around the area now known as Old Harbour. Christopher Columbus, ...
Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, with King Charles III serving as the monarch. However, as Charles III is shared as head of state of fifteen other countries (the Commonwealth realm) in addition to the UK and resides mostly in the United Kingdom, he is thus often represented as King of Jamaica in Jamaica and abroad b...
Demographics
In 2011 (last national census), there were 2,697,983 people living in Jamaica: 1,334,533 men and 1,363,450 women. There were 1,453,438 (53.9%) living in towns and cities. The population density was 245.5 persons/km². The following table shows the parishes with their populations in the 2011 census.
People
According to estimates about 70% of Jamaicans are Black and the rest of the 30% are composed of mostly Mixed Race people, but also includes White and Asian Jamaicans.
Language
The official language of Jamaica is English and the population also speaks Jamaican Creole English.
Jamaica is between latitudes 17° 42"N and 18° 31"N and longitudes 78° 22"W and 76° 11", that is between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer. It has an area of 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi). Jamaica is the third-largest island country in the Greater Antilles, after Cuba and the Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic); it is larger th...
The island is known for the Rastafarian movement, as well as reggae artist Bob Marley. The popular sprinter Usain Boltis also an asset from the country. Usain Bolt won gold in the 100 and 200 races in Rio 2016. England goalkeeper Joe Hart is also born in Jamaica. The captain of AS Roma Lorenzo Pellegrini is also born in Jamaica.
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La Jamaïque est un État insulaire des Caraïbes. Elle constitue un État souverain indépendant depuis 1962, membre du Commonwealth, et faisant partie des Antilles, situé au sud de Cuba et à l'ouest de l’Île Hispaniola, territoire de la République d’Haïti et de la République dominicaine.
History of Jamaica. Pre-Columbian Jamaica. Taíno people. Spanish Jamaica. Spanish settlement. English Jamaica. Invasion of Jamaica. 1692 Jamaica earthquake. First Maroon War. Tacky's War. Second Maroon War. Baptist War. Morant Bay rebellion. Rastafari movement. Independent Jamaica. Independence of Jamaica. Jamaican political conflict.
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island.
Jamaican culture consists of the religion, norms, values, and lifestyle that define the people of Jamaica. The culture is mixed, with an ethnically diverse society, stemming from a history of inhabitants beginning with the original inhabitants of Jamaica (the Taínos ). The Spaniards originally brought slavery to Jamaica.