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Jamaica

• Jamaica
• Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
• Governor-General: Kenneth Hall (2006)
• Prime Minister: Portia Simpson Miller (2006)
• Area: 4,243 sq. mi. (10,990 sq. km)
• Population (2006 est.): 2,758,124
• Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Kingston, 590,500
• Monetary unit: Jamaican dollar
• Languages: English, Jamaican Creole
• Ethnicity/race: African 76.3%, Afro-European 15.1%, East Indian and Afro-East Indian 3%, white 3.2%, Chinese and Afro-Chinese 1.2%, other 1.2%
• Religions: Protestant, 55.9%; Roman Catholic, 5%; other, 39.1%     Source:  Infoplease

Jamaica's coast

Ackee fruit

Dunns River Falls

Montego Bay

Negril

Sunset in Negril

Sunset

Treasure Beach

Silhouette

Village on Black River

Bamboo Avenue

Lighthouse at Lovers Leap

Cruise

Beach store

Crocodiles, Black River

Columbus Park

Glass bottom boat, Montego Bay

La Morna

Port Maria

Sunset in Negril

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Jamaica's coast

 

Jamaica's national anthem

 

	For more information on Jamaica click on the links below: Infoplease Bob Marley Five Virtual Tours in Jamaica Jamaican Language Site Parks, Reserves and Other Protected Areas Wikipedia World Desk Reference
Jamaica's Prime Minister Kenneth Hall		Jamaica's national coat of arms