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water: 160 sq km
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| General | ||||
| Capital: | Kingston | |||
| Population: | 2,665,636 | |||
| Languages: | English, Creole | |||
| National Days: | First Monday in August | |||
| Geographic | ||||
| Location: | Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba | |||
| Geographic Coordinates: | 18 15 N, 77 30 W | |||
| Area: | total:
10,990 sq km land: 10,830 sq km water: 160 sq km |
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| Border Countries: | None | |||
| Climate: | tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior | |||
| Terrain: | mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain | |||
| Elevation Extremes: | lowest
point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m |
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| Natural Hazards: | hurricanes (especially July to November) | |||
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| Economic | ||||
| GDP: | $9.7 billion | |||
| Currency: | Jamaican dollar | |||
| Currency Code: | JMD | |||
| Rough Exchange Rates: | US
Dollar 45.5
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| Industries: | tourism, bauxite, textiles, food processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products | |||
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| Historic | ||||
| 1494 | Discovered by Columbus | |||
| 1509 | Spanish Colony | |||
| 1655 | Captured by England | |||
| 1944 | Self-Government | |||
| 1958 - 62 | Member of Federation of the West Indies | |||
| 6 August 1962 | Independence | |||
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