Jamaica

General country information

Capital	Kingston
Government	constitutional parliamentary democracy
Area	10991 km²
Population / Density	2804332 (July 2008 est.) / 255/km²
Currency	Jamaican Dollar (JMD) currency converter
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$ 7700 (2007 est.)
HDI	0.736 (2005)
Official language(s)	English, English patois
Religions	Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9% (2001 census)
Climate	tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Interesting links	Country Insights - Centre for Intercultural Learning (Canada) Country information from the CIA-Website Country information from Wikipedia Jamaica Information Service - Government of Jamaica The mission of the Jamaican Information Service is to inform and educate the public about Government's policies and programmes so as to increase awareness, understanding and support for these policies and programmes. Jamaica Gleaner Published Monday through Saturday, The Gleaner is the flagship of the group, containing news, views, sports and in-depth reporting for morning reading. Established in 1834, The Gleaner is the oldest operating newspaper in the Caribbean.