The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jamaica:

The location of Jamaica
An enlargeable map of Jamaica

Jamaicasovereign island nation located on the Island of Jamaica of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.[1] It is 234 kilometres (145 mi) long and 80 kilometres (50 mi) at its widest. It lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba and 190 kilometres (120 mi) 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

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An enlargeable basic map of Jamaica

Geography of Jamaica

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An enlargeable topographic map of Jamaica

Geography of Jamaica

Environment of Jamaica

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An enlargeable satellite image of Jamaica

Natural geographic features of Jamaica

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Regions of Jamaica

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Regions of Jamaica

Ecoregions of Jamaica

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List of ecoregions in Jamaica

Administrative divisions of Jamaica

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St. Mary parish marker

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

 HanoverSaint ElizabethSaint JamesTrelawny ParishWestmorelandClarendonManchesterSaint AnnSaint CatherineSaint MaryKingston ParishPortlandSaint AndrewSaint Thomas
  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
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Municipalities of Jamaica

Demography of Jamaica

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Demographics of Jamaica

Government and politics of Jamaica

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Politics of Jamaica

Branches of the government of Jamaica

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Government of Jamaica

Executive branch of the government of Jamaica

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Legislative branch of the government of Jamaica

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Judicial branch of the government of Jamaica

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Judiciary of Jamaica

Foreign relations of Jamaica

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Foreign relations of Jamaica

International organization membership

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Jamaica is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Jamaica

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Law of Jamaica

Military of Jamaica

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Military of Jamaica

Local government in Jamaica

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Local government in Jamaica

History of Jamaica

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History of Jamaica

Culture of Jamaica

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Culture of Jamaica

Art in Jamaica

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Sports in Jamaica

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Sports in Jamaica

Economy and infrastructure of Jamaica

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Economy of Jamaica

Education in Jamaica

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Education in Jamaica

Infrastructure of Jamaica

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See also

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Jamaica

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jamaica". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ The United Confederation of Taíno People. "Taíno Dictionary" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
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