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| Jamaica | ||||||
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| Motto: "Out of Many, One People" | ||||||
| Anthem: "Jamaica, land we love" Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen" |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Kingston 17°59′N 76°48′W / 17.983°N 76.8°W |
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| Official languages | English | |||||
| National language | Jamaican Patois | |||||
| Ethnic groups | 91.2% black, 6.2% mixed, 2.6% other[1] | |||||
| Demonym | Jamaican | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||
| - | Governor-General | Patrick Allen | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Bruce Golding | ||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from the United Kingdom | 6 August 1962 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 11,100 km2 (166th) 4,444 ) sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 1.5 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | July 2009 estimate | 2,825,928[1] (133rd) | ||||
| - | Density | 252/km2 (49th) 656/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $24.199 billion[2] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $8,737[2] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $14.029 billion[2] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $4,397[2] | ||||
| Gini (2000) | 37.9 (medium) | |||||
| HDI (2007) |  0.766[3] (medium) (100th) |
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| Currency | Jamaican dollar (JMD) |
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| Time zone | (UTC-5) | |||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Internet TLD | .jm | |||||
| Calling code | +1-876 | |||||
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