Outline of Jamaica
overview of and topical guide to Jamaica
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jamaica:
Jamaica – sovereign island nation located on the Island of Jamaica of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. It is 234 kilometres (145 mi) long and 80 kilometres (50 mi) at its widest. It lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of the Hispaniola. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs". Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it later became the British West Indies Crown colony of Jamaica. It is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada.
General reference
Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Jamaica
Official English country name: Jamaica
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Jamaican
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Jamaica
International rankings of Jamaica
ISO country codes: JM, JAM, 388
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:JM
Internet country code top-level domain: .jm
Geography of Jamaica
Geography of Jamaica
Jamaica is...
an island
a country
an island country
a nation state
a Commonwealth realm
Location:
Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
North America (though not on the mainland)
Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic
Caribbean
Antilles
Greater Antilles
Time zone: UTC-05
Extreme points of Jamaica
High: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m (7,402 ft)
Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: Caribbean Sea 1,022 km
Population of Jamaica: 2,714,000 - UN Estimate 137th most populous country
Area of Jamaica: 10,991 km2 - 166th largest country
Atlas of Jamaica
Environment of Jamaica
Climate of Jamaica
Renewable energy in Jamaica
Geology of Jamaica
Protected areas of Jamaica
Biosphere reserves in Jamaica
National parks of Jamaica
Wildlife of Jamaica
Fauna of Jamaica
Birds of Jamaica
Mammals of Jamaica
Effects of Hurricane Charley in Jamaica
Natural geographic features of Jamaica
Beaches of Jamaica
Islands of Jamaica
Lakes of Jamaica
Mountains of Jamaica
Volcanoes in Jamaica
Rivers of Jamaica
Waterfalls of Jamaica
Valleys of Jamaica
World Heritage Sites in Jamaica (none)
Regions of Jamaica
Regions of Jamaica
Ecoregions of Jamaica
List of ecoregions in Jamaica
Ecoregions in Jamaica
Administrative divisions of Jamaica
Administrative divisions of Jamaica
Administratively, Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes. They are grouped into three historic counties, which have no administrative relevance (traditional capitals in parentheses):
Surrey (Kingston) – yellow
Middlesex (Spanish Town) – pink
Cornwall (Montego Bay) – green
(1) The parishes of Kingston and Saint Andrew together form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation.
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