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Key Facts

Population: 2,497,000 (urban 57%)
Area: 10,990 sq km
Safe Water: 92%
Literacy: 85%
Secondary Education: 82% F, 85% M
Telephones: 10.6/100
Per capita GNP: $2,720

 


Introduction

Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean, part of the Antilles. The capital city is Kingston. Directly to the north is Cuba and to the north east is the island of Hispaniola, which is split into the Dominican Republic and Haiti.