Biology:Outline of Jamaica

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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Jamaica
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The location of Jamaica
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to 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

An enlargeable basic map of Jamaica
  • Pronunciation:
  • Common English country name: Jamaica
  • Official English country name: Jamaica
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Jamaican
  • Demonym(s):
  • Etymology: Name of Jamaica
  • International rankings of Jamaica
  • ISO country codes: JM, JAM, 388
  • ISO region codes: See JM
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .jm

Geography of Jamaica

An enlargeable topographic map of Jamaica

Geography of Jamaica

Environment of Jamaica

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  • Climate of Jamaica
  • Renewable energy in Jamaica
  • Geology of Jamaica
  • Protected areas of Jamaica
    • Biosphere reserves in Jamaica
    • National parks of Jamaica
  • Wildlife of Jamaica
    • Fauna of Jamaica
      • Birds of Jamaica
      • Mammals of Jamaica
  • Effects of Hurricane Charley in Jamaica

Natural geographic features of Jamaica

  • Beaches of Jamaica
  • Islands of Jamaica
  • Lakes of Jamaica
  • Mountains of Jamaica
    • Volcanoes in Jamaica
  • Rivers of Jamaica
    • Waterfalls of Jamaica
  • Valleys of Jamaica
  • World Heritage Sites in Jamaica (none)

Regions of Jamaica

Regions of Jamaica

Ecoregions of Jamaica

List of ecoregions in Jamaica

  • Ecoregions in Jamaica

Administrative divisions of Jamaica

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):

  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

Municipalities of Jamaica

  • Capital of Jamaica: Kingston
  • Cities, towns, villages and neighbourhoods of Jamaica

Demography of Jamaica

Demographics of Jamaica

Government and politics of Jamaica

Politics of Jamaica

Branches of the government of Jamaica

Government of Jamaica

Executive branch of the government of Jamaica

  • Head of state: Charles III, King of Jamaica
    • Governor General of Jamaica, the Monarch's representative
  • Head of government: Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica
  • Cabinet of Jamaica

Legislative branch of the government of Jamaica

  • Parliament of Jamaica (bicameral)
    • Upper house: Senate of Jamaica
    • Lower house: House of Representatives of Jamaica

Judicial branch of the government of Jamaica

Judiciary of Jamaica

  • Supreme Court of Jamaica
  • Court of Appeals of Jamaica
  • Resident Magistrate's Courts of Jamaica
  • Gun Court
  • Commercial Court of Jamaica
  • Petty Courts of Jamaica

Foreign relations of Jamaica

Foreign relations of Jamaica

  • Diplomatic missions in Jamaica
  • Diplomatic missions of Jamaica

International organization membership

Jamaica is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Jamaica

Law of Jamaica

  • Cannabis in Jamaica
  • Capital punishment in Jamaica
  • Constitution of Jamaica
  • Crime in Jamaica
  • Human rights in Jamaica
    • LGBT rights in Jamaica
    • Freedom of religion in Jamaica
  • Law enforcement in Jamaica
  • List of prisons in Jamaica

Military of Jamaica

Military of Jamaica

  • Command
  • Forces
    • Army of Jamaica
    • Navy of Jamaica
    • Air Force of Jamaica
    • Special forces of Jamaica
  • Military history of Jamaica
  • Military ranks of Jamaica

Local government in Jamaica

Local government in Jamaica

History of Jamaica

History of Jamaica

  • Timeline of the history of Jamaica
  • Current events of Jamaica
  • Military history of Jamaica

Culture of Jamaica

Culture of Jamaica

  • Architecture of Jamaica
    • Jamaican Georgian architecture
  • Cuisine of Jamaica
    • List of Jamaican dishes
  • Festivals in Jamaica
  • Languages of Jamaica
  • Media in Jamaica
  • National symbols of Jamaica
    • Coat of arms of Jamaica
    • Flag of Jamaica
    • National anthem of Jamaica
  • People of Jamaica
  • Prostitution in Jamaica
  • Public holidays in Jamaica
  • Records of Jamaica
  • Religion in Jamaica
    • Christianity in Jamaica
    • Hinduism in Jamaica
    • Islam in Jamaica
    • Judaism in Jamaica
    • Sikhism in Jamaica
  • List of museums in Jamaica
  • List of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica
  • World Heritage Sites in Jamaica(none)

Art in Jamaica

  • Art in Jamaica
  • Cinema of Jamaica
  • Literature of Jamaica
  • Music of Jamaica
  • Television in Jamaica
  • Theatre in Jamaica

Sports in Jamaica

Sports in Jamaica

  • Football in Jamaica
  • Jamaica at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Jamaica

Economy of Jamaica

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 110th (one hundred and tenth)
  • Agriculture in Jamaica
  • Banking in Jamaica
    • National Bank of Jamaica
  • Communications in Jamaica
    • Internet in Jamaica
  • Companies of Jamaica
  • Currency of Jamaica: Dollar
  • Energy in Jamaica
    • Energy policy of Jamaica
    • Oil industry in Jamaica
  • Mining in Jamaica
  • Tourism in Jamaica
  • Transport in Jamaica
  • Jamaica Stock Exchange

Education in Jamaica

Education in Jamaica

Infrastructure of Jamaica

  • Health care in Jamaica
  • Transportation in Jamaica
    • Airports in Jamaica
    • Rail transport in Jamaica
      • List of railway lines of Jamaica
      • List of railway stations in Jamaica
    • Roads in Jamaica
    • Water transport in Jamaica
      • List of lighthouses in Jamaica
  • Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica
  • Water resources management in Jamaica

See also

Jamaica

  • Index of Jamaica-related articles
  • List of Jamaica-related topics
  • List of international rankings
  • Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
  • Member state of the United Nations
  • Monarchy of Jamaica
  • Outline of geography
  • Outline of North America

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Jamaica". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 6, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jamaica/. 
  2. The United Confederation of Taíno People. "Taíno Dictionary" (in es). http://www.uctp.org/VocesIndigena.html. 

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