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Short name
Jamaica
Nationality
Jamaican(s) (noun) 0 (adjective)
Languages spoken
English, English patois
Capital
Kingston
Government type
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Population
2,804,332 ranked 140, (data 2008)
Geography
strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal. The lowest point is Caribbean Sea 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 1,022 km.
Land borders
0km,
Administrative divisions
14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland
for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known as the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation
Independence
6 August 1962 (from UK)