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Jamaica
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Out of Many, One People"
Anthem: "Jamaica, land we love"
Royal anthem"God Save the Queen"
Location of Jamaica
Capital
and largest city
Kingston
17°59′N 76°48′W / 17.983°N 76.800°W / 17.983; -76.800
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
 -  Water (%) 1.5
Population
 -  July 2009 estimate 2,825,928[1] (133rd)
 -  Density 252/km2 (49th)
656/sq mi
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]
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ކަރަންސީ Jamaican dollar (JMD)
Time zone (UTC-5)
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Calling code +1-876
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  1. 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named WorldFactbook
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Jamaica". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2009-10-01. 
  3. "Human Development Report 2009: Jamaica". The United Nations. Retrieved 2009-10-18.