Outline of Jamaica explained

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.^[1] It is long and at its widest. It lies about south of Cuba and 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".^[2] 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.

General reference

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Jamaica
Official English country name: Jamaica
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Jamaican
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Jamaica
International rankings of Jamaica
ISO country codes: JM, JAM, 388
ISO region codes: See
Internet country code top-level domain: .jm

Geography of Jamaica

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 22560NaN0
  - 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

Environment 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

Natural geographic features of 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)

Regions of Jamaica

Ecoregions of Jamaica

List of ecoregions in Jamaica

Ecoregions in Jamaica

Administrative divisions of Jamaica

Administrative divisions of JamaicaAdministratively, Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes. They are grouped into three historic counties, which have no administrative relevance (traditional capitals in parentheses):

Surrey (Kingston)

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Middlesex (Spanish Town)

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Cornwall (Montego Bay)

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	Parish	Area km²	Population Census 2001	Capital
Cornwall County
1	Hanover	450.4	67,037	Lucea
2	Saint Elizabeth	1,212.4	146,404	Black River
3	Saint James	594.9	175,127	Montego Bay
4	Trelawny	874.6	73,066	Falmouth
5	Westmoreland	807.0	138,947	Savanna-la-Mar
Middlesex County
6	Clarendon	1,196.3	237,024	May Pen
7	Manchester	830.1	185,801	Mandeville
8	Saint Ann	1,212.6	166,762	Saint Ann's Bay
9	Saint Catherine	1,192.4	482,308	Spanish Town
10	Saint Mary	610.5	111,466	Port Maria
Surrey County
11	Kingston (parish)⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	21.8	96,052	Kingston
12	Portland	814.0	80,205	Port Antonio
13	Saint Andrew⁽¹⁾	430.7	555,828	Half Way Tree
14	Saint Thomas	742.8	91,604	Morant Bay
	Jamaica	10,990.5	2,607,631	Kingston

⁽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

Demography of Jamaica

Demographics 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

Branches of the government of Jamaica

Government 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

Foreign relations of Jamaica

International organization membership

Jamaica is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Commonwealth of Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 15 (G15)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)

International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Jamaica

Law of 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

Military of 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

Local government in Jamaica

History of Jamaica

Timeline of the history of Jamaica
Current events of Jamaica
Military history of Jamaica

Culture of Jamaica

Architecture of Jamaica
- Jamaican Georgian architecture
Cuisine of Jamaica
- List of Jamaican dishes
Festivals in Jamaica
Languages of Jamaica
Media in Jamaica
National symbols 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

Art in Jamaica
Cinema of Jamaica
Literature of Jamaica
Music of Jamaica
Television in Jamaica
Theatre in Jamaica

Sports in Jamaica

Economy and infrastructure of Jamaica

Economy 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

Education in Jamaica

List of schools in Jamaica
List of colleges in Jamaica
List of universities in Jamaica

Infrastructure of 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

External links

National Library of Jamaica materials in the Digital Library of the Caribbean
- - - Jamaica. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
Jamaica Environment Trust

Notes and References

Web site: July 6, 2009. Jamaica. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
Web site: Taíno Dictionary . The United Confederation of Taíno People . 2007-10-18. es . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016055722/http://www.uctp.org/VocesIndigena.html . 2007-10-16.