JAMAICA is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 240 kilometers in length and as much as 85 kilometers in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is 635 km east of the Central American mainland, 150 km south of Cuba, and 180 km west of the island of Hispaniola |
Official name | Commonwealth of Jamaica |
The land area (km2) | 11.000 | |
Population (2008 est.) | 2.804.332 | |
Language | English | |
Capital | Kingston |