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 islanda countryan island countrya nation statea Commonwealth realmLocation:Northern Hemisphere and Western HemisphereNorth America (though not on the mainland)Atlantic OceanNorth AtlanticCaribbeanAntillesGreater AntillesTime zone: UTC-05Extreme points of JamaicaHigh: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m (7,402 ft)Low: Caribbean Sea 0 mLand boundaries: noneCoastline: Caribbean Sea 1,022 kmPopulation of Jamaica: 2,714,000 - UN Estimate 137th most populous countryArea of Jamaica: 10,991 km² - 166th largest countryAtlas of JamaicaClimate of JamaicaRenewable energy in JamaicaGeology of JamaicaProtected areas of JamaicaBiosphere reserves in JamaicaNational parks of JamaicaWildlife of JamaicaFauna of JamaicaBirds of JamaicaMammals of JamaicaEffects of Hurricane Charley in JamaicaBeaches of JamaicaIslands of JamaicaLakes of JamaicaMountains of JamaicaVolcanoes in JamaicaRivers of JamaicaWaterfalls of JamaicaValleys of JamaicaWorld 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) – yellowMiddlesex (Spanish Town) – pinkCornwall (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: KingstonCities, towns, villages and neighbourhoods of JamaicaGovernment and politics of Jamaica
Politics of Jamaica
Form of government: parliamentary multi-party representative democratic constitutional monarchyCapital of Jamaica: KingstonElections in JamaicaPolitical parties in JamaicaHead of state: Elizabeth II, Queen of JamaicaGovernor General of Jamaica, the Queen's representativeHead of government: Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller, ON, MP the seventh Prime Minister of Jamaica since 5 January 2012, Prime Minister of JamaicaCabinet of JamaicaParliament of Jamaica (bicameral)Upper house: Senate of JamaicaLower house: House of Representatives of JamaicaSupreme Court of JamaicaCourt of Appeals of JamaicaResident Magistrate's Courts of JamaicaGun CourtCommercial Court of JamaicaPetty Courts of JamaicaDiplomatic missions in JamaicaDiplomatic missions of JamaicaJamaica is a member of:
Law and order in Jamaica
Cannabis in JamaicaCapital punishment in JamaicaConstitution of JamaicaCrime in JamaicaHuman rights in JamaicaLGBT rights in JamaicaFreedom of religion in JamaicaLaw enforcement in JamaicaList of prisons in JamaicaCommandCommander-in-chief: Queen of JamaicaMinistry of Defence of JamaicaForcesArmy of JamaicaNavy of JamaicaAir Force of JamaicaSpecial forces of JamaicaMilitary history of JamaicaMilitary ranks of JamaicaMilitary history of JamaicaArchitecture of JamaicaCuisine of JamaicaList of Jamaican dishesFestivals in JamaicaLanguages of JamaicaMedia in JamaicaNational symbols of JamaicaCoat of arms of JamaicaFlag of JamaicaNational anthem of JamaicaPeople of JamaicaProstitution in JamaicaPublic holidays in JamaicaRecords of JamaicaReligion in JamaicaChristianity in JamaicaHinduism in JamaicaIslam in JamaicaJudaism in JamaicaSikhism in JamaicaList of museums in JamaicaList of National Heritage Sites in JamaicaWorld Heritage Sites in Jamaica(none)Art in JamaicaCinema of JamaicaLiterature of JamaicaMusic of JamaicaTelevision in JamaicaTheatre in JamaicaFootball in JamaicaJamaica at the OlympicsEconomy and infrastructure of Jamaica
Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 110th (one hundred and tenth)Agriculture in JamaicaBanking in JamaicaNational Bank of JamaicaCommunications in JamaicaInternet in JamaicaCompanies of JamaicaCurrency of Jamaica: DollarISO 4217: JMDEnergy in JamaicaEnergy policy of JamaicaOil industry in JamaicaMining in JamaicaTourism in JamaicaTransport in JamaicaJamaica Stock ExchangeList of schools in JamaicaList of colleges in JamaicaList of universities in JamaicaHealth care in JamaicaTransportation in JamaicaAirports in JamaicaRail transport in JamaicaList of railway lines of JamaicaList of railway stations in JamaicaRoads in JamaicaWater transport in JamaicaList of lighthouses in JamaicaWater supply and sanitation in JamaicaWater resources management in Jamaica 
