Location: West Indies
Official name: Jamaica
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1962 / 1962
Capital city: Kingston
Population: 2.7 million / 646 people per sq mile (249 people per sq km)
Total land area: 4243 square miles (10,990 square km)
Language(s) spoken: English Creole, English (official language)
Main religions: Other and nonreligious 45%, Other
Protestant 20%, Church of God 18%, Baptist 10%, Anglican 7%
Ethnic mix: Black African 91%, Mulatto (mixed race) 7%, European and Chinese 1%, East Indian 1%
Government type: Parliamentary system
Currency: Jamaican dollar = 100 cents
Literacy rate: 86%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 2848 kilocalories
For more detailed country information, driving directions, and Google Maps, please visit Jamaica‘s corresponding page.