The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jamaica:
Jamaica – sovereign island nation located on the Island of Jamaica of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. It is 234 kilometres (145 mi) long and 80 kilometres (50 mi) at its widest. It lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of the Hispaniola. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs". 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.
Jamaica is...
an island
a country
an island country
a nation state
a Commonwealth realm
Location:
Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
North America (though not on the mainland)
Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic
Caribbean
Antilles
Greater Antilles
Time zone: UTC-05
Extreme points of Jamaica
High: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m (7,402 ft)
Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: Caribbean Sea 1,022 km
Population of Jamaica: 2,714,000 - UN Estimate 137th most populous country
Area of Jamaica: 10,991 km² - 166th largest country
Atlas of Jamaica
Climate of Jamaica
Renewable energy in Jamaica
Geology of Jamaica
Protected areas of Jamaica
Biosphere reserves in Jamaica
National parks of Jamaica
Wildlife of Jamaica
Fauna of Jamaica
Birds of Jamaica
Mammals of Jamaica
Effects of Hurricane Charley in Jamaica
Beaches of Jamaica
Islands of Jamaica
Lakes of Jamaica
Mountains of Jamaica
Volcanoes in Jamaica
Rivers of Jamaica
Waterfalls of Jamaica
Valleys of Jamaica
World Heritage Sites in Jamaica (none)
Administratively, Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes. They are grouped into three historic counties, which have no administrative relevance (traditional capitals in parentheses):
Surrey (Kingston) – yellow
Middlesex (Spanish Town) – pink
Cornwall (Montego Bay) – green
(1) The parishes of Kingston and Saint Andrew together form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation.
(2) The parish of Kingston does not encompass all of the city of Kingston. Most of the city is in the parish of St. Andrew.
Municipalities of Jamaica
Capital of Jamaica: Kingston
Cities, towns, villages and neighbourhoods of Jamaica
Government and politics of Jamaica
Politics of Jamaica
Form of government: parliamentary multi-party representative democratic constitutional monarchy
Capital of Jamaica: Kingston
Elections in Jamaica
Political parties in Jamaica
Head of state: Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica
Governor General of Jamaica, the Queen's representative
Head of government: Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller, ON, MP the seventh Prime Minister of Jamaica since 5 January 2012, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Cabinet of Jamaica
Parliament of Jamaica (bicameral)
Upper house: Senate of Jamaica
Lower house: House of Representatives of Jamaica
Supreme Court of Jamaica
Court of Appeals of Jamaica
Resident Magistrate's Courts of Jamaica
Gun Court
Commercial Court of Jamaica
Petty Courts of Jamaica
Diplomatic missions in Jamaica
Diplomatic missions of Jamaica
Jamaica is a member of:
Law and order in Jamaica
Cannabis in Jamaica
Capital punishment in Jamaica
Constitution of Jamaica
Crime in Jamaica
Human rights in Jamaica
LGBT rights in Jamaica
Freedom of religion in Jamaica
Law enforcement in Jamaica
List of prisons in Jamaica
Command
Commander-in-chief: Queen of Jamaica
Ministry of Defence of Jamaica
Forces
Army of Jamaica
Navy of Jamaica
Air Force of Jamaica
Special forces of Jamaica
Military history of Jamaica
Military ranks of Jamaica
Military history of Jamaica
Architecture of Jamaica
Cuisine of Jamaica
List of Jamaican dishes
Festivals in Jamaica
Languages of Jamaica
Media in Jamaica
National symbols of Jamaica
Coat of arms of Jamaica
Flag of Jamaica
National anthem of Jamaica
People of Jamaica
Prostitution in Jamaica
Public holidays in Jamaica
Records of Jamaica
Religion in Jamaica
Christianity in Jamaica
Hinduism in Jamaica
Islam in Jamaica
Judaism in Jamaica
Sikhism in Jamaica
List of museums in Jamaica
List of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica
World Heritage Sites in Jamaica(none)
Art in Jamaica
Cinema of Jamaica
Literature of Jamaica
Music of Jamaica
Television in Jamaica
Theatre in Jamaica
Football in Jamaica
Jamaica at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Jamaica
Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 110th (one hundred and tenth)
Agriculture in Jamaica
Banking in Jamaica
National Bank of Jamaica
Communications in Jamaica
Internet in Jamaica
Companies of Jamaica
Currency of Jamaica: Dollar
ISO 4217: JMD
Energy in Jamaica
Energy policy of Jamaica
Oil industry in Jamaica
Mining in Jamaica
Tourism in Jamaica
Transport in Jamaica
Jamaica Stock Exchange
List of schools in Jamaica
List of colleges in Jamaica
List of universities in Jamaica
Health care in Jamaica
Transportation in Jamaica
Airports in Jamaica
Rail transport in Jamaica
List of railway lines of Jamaica
List of railway stations in Jamaica
Roads in Jamaica
Water transport in Jamaica
List of lighthouses in Jamaica
Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica
Water resources management in Jamaica
