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Jamaica
Last update: Saturday 31st of July 2010
| 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 | ||||
| Official languages | English | ||||
| Government | Parliamentary democracy | ||||
| - Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||
| - Governor-General | Kenneth Hall | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Portia Simpson-Miller | ||||
| Independence | |||||
| - from the United Kingdom | August 6, 1962 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 10,991 km² (166th) 4,244 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | 1.5 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - July 2005 estimate | 2,651,000 (138th) | ||||
| - Density | 252 /km² (49th) 653 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $11.69 billion (131st) | ||||
| - Per capita | $4,300 (114th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $9.730 billion (101st) | ||||
| - Per capita | $3,657 (79th) | ||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.724 (medium) (104th) | ||||
| Currency | Jamaican dollar (JMD) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .jm | ||||
| Calling code | +1-876 | ||||
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 240 kilometers (150 mi) in length and as much as 85 kilometers (50 mi) in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is 635 kilometers (391 mi) east of the Central American mainland, 150 kilometers (93 mi) south of Cuba, and 180 kilometers (112 mi) west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning either the "Land of Springs," or the "Land of Wood and Water." 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.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 13 (Reuters) - West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Smith dominated with bat and ball to ensure the World Cup hosts opened the competition with a 54-run victory over Group D rivals Pakistan at Sabina Park on Tuesday. Read mo
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 14 (Reuters) - Pakistan have some thinking to do after losing their World Cup opener and the man who might be the answer to their problems did not even make their initial 30-man squad.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 14 (Reuters) - World Cup hosts West Indies' opening day victory over Pakistan provided evidence that, while frustratingly inconsistent, Brian Lara's side are capable of beating anyone on their day.
Las primeras moléculas de gas natural del proyecto costa afuera Plataforma Deltana aún no han salido a la superficie y, sin embargo, el presidente Chávez comprometió el suministro a Jamaica de más de 2,5 millones de toneladas de gas provenientes de ese proyecto, que podrían entregarse en forma de gas natural licuado o gas comprimido.
Waving out their early nerves, hosts couldn’t have hoped for a better kickoff to the World Cup campaign – amidst the speculations of Sabina Park being unready to stage the opener, Jamaica played a grand host to West Indies triumphant victory.