Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres in area, it is the third largest island — after Cuba and Hispaniola — of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 km south of Cuba, and 191 km west of Hispaniola ; the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies 215 km to the north-w…
Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres in area, it is the third largest island — after Cuba and Hispaniola — of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 km south of Cuba, and 191 km west of Hispaniola ; the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies 215 km to the north-west.
  • Official languages: English
  • Ethnic groups: 76.3% Afro-Jamaican · 15.1% Afro-European · 3.4% Indian/Dougla · 3.2% White · 1.2% Chinese/Afro-Chinese · 0.8% others
  • Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  • Legislature: Parliament
  • Currency: Jamaican dollar (JMD)
  • Capital and largest city: Kingston
  • Vernacular language: Jamaican Patois

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