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| Jamaica |
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| Motto: "Out of Many, One People" |
Anthem: "Jamaica, land we love"
Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen" |
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Kingston
 17°59′N 76°48′W |
| Official languages |
English |
| National language |
Jamaican Patois |
| Ethnic groups |
91.2% black, 6.2% mixed, 2.6% other[1] |
| Demonym |
Jamaican |
| Government |
Parliamentary democracyand Constitutional monarchy |
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Monarch |
Queen Elizabeth II |
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Governor-General |
Patrick Allen |
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Prime Minister |
Bruce Golding |
| Independence |
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from the United Kingdom |
6 August 1962 |
| Area |
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Total |
11,100 km2 (166th)
4,444 ) sq mi |
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Water (%) |
1.5 |
| Population |
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July 2009 estimate |
2,825,928[1] (133rd) |
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Density |
252/km2 (49th)
656/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2008 estimate |
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Total |
$24.199 billion[2] |
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Per capita |
$8,737[2] |
| GDP (nominal) |
2008 estimate |
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Total |
$14.029 billion[2] |
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Per capita |
$4,397[2] |
| Gini (2000) |
37.9 (medium) |
| HDI (2007) |
▼0.766[3] (medium) (100th) |
| Currency |
Jamaican dollar (JMD) |
| Time zone |
(UTC-5) |
| Drives on the |
left |
| Internet TLD |
.jm |
| Calling code |
+1-876 |
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