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Region: Central America and the Caribbean

Capital: Kingston

Population: 3,051,076

Area Total: 10,990

Area Land: 10,830

Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Kingston 937,700 2020
New Kingston 583,958 2020
Spanish Town 145,018 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Central America and the Caribbean
Population: 3,051,076
Area Total: 10,990km2
Area Land: 10,830km2
Coast Line: 1,022km
Capital: Kingston
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior.
Languages: English is the official language; Patois -- a language of Creole typology -- is also spoken among many locals
Currency: 1 Jamaican dollar (J$) = 100 cents
Holiday: Independence Day (first Monday in August) (1962), Heroes' Day is the 3rd Monday in October


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 75.50°F
July: °C / 80.60°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 53.1"


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Ethnic Divisions
African 90.90%
mixed 7.30%
East Indian 1.30%
white 0.20%
Chinese 0.20%
other 0.10%


Religions
Protestant 61.30%
other 34.70%
Roman Catholic 4.00%

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