Outline of Jamaica

Last updated
Flag of Jamaica.svg
The Flag of Jamaica
Coat of arms of Jamaica.svg
The Coat of arms of Jamaica
The location of Jamaica LocationJamaica.svg
The location of Jamaica
An enlargeable map of Jamaica JamaicaOMC.png
An enlargeable map of Jamaica

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

Contents

Jamaica – sovereign 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 Jamaica-CIA WFB Map.png
An enlargeable basic map of Jamaica

Geography of Jamaica

An enlargeable topographic map of Jamaica Jamaica Topography.png
An enlargeable topographic map of Jamaica

Geography of Jamaica

Environment of Jamaica

An enlargeable satellite image of Jamaica Satellite image of Jamaica in November 2001.jpg
An enlargeable satellite image of Jamaica

Natural geographic features of Jamaica

Regions of Jamaica

Regions of Jamaica

Ecoregions of Jamaica

List of ecoregions in Jamaica

Administrative divisions of Jamaica

St. Mary parish marker St. Mary parish marker 20221019 134228.jpg
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):

Jamaica parishes numbered2.pngHanoverSaint ElizabethSaint JamesTrelawny ParishWestmorelandClarendonManchesterSaint AnnSaint CatherineSaint MaryKingston ParishPortlandSaint AndrewSaint Thomas
 ParishArea
km2		Population
Census 2001		 Capital
Cornwall County
1 Hanover 450.467,037 Lucea
2 Saint Elizabeth 1,212.4146,404 Black River
3 Saint James 594.9175,127 Montego Bay
4 Trelawny 874.673,066 Falmouth
5 Westmoreland 807.0138,947 Savanna-la-Mar
Middlesex County
6 Clarendon 1,196.3237,024 May Pen
7 Manchester 830.1185,801 Mandeville
8 Saint Ann 1,212.6166,762 Saint Ann's Bay
9 Saint Catherine 1,192.4482,308 Spanish Town
10 Saint Mary 610.5111,466 Port Maria
Surrey County
11 Kingston (parish) (1)(2)21.896,052 Kingston
12 Portland 814.080,205 Port Antonio
13 Saint Andrew (1)430.7555,828 Half Way Tree
14 Saint Thomas 742.891,604 Morant Bay
  Jamaica 10,990.52,607,631 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

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

Legislative branch of the government of Jamaica

Judicial branch of the government of Jamaica

Judiciary of Jamaica

Foreign relations of Jamaica

Foreign relations of Jamaica

International organization membership

Jamaica is a member of: [1]

Law and order in Jamaica

Law of Jamaica

Military of Jamaica

Military of Jamaica

Local government in Jamaica

Local government in Jamaica

History of Jamaica

History of Jamaica

Culture of Jamaica

Culture of Jamaica

Art in Jamaica

Sports in Jamaica

Sports in Jamaica

Economy and infrastructure of Jamaica

Economy of Jamaica

Education in Jamaica

Education in Jamaica

Infrastructure of Jamaica

See also

Jamaica

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Anguilla</span> Island and British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Aruba</span> Dutch Caribbean island country

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Aruba:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of the British Virgin Islands</span> Overview of and topical guide to the British Virgin Islands

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the British Virgin Islands:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of the Cayman Islands</span> Overview of and topical guide to the Cayman Islands

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Cayman Islands:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Dominica</span> Overview of and topical guide to Dominica

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Grenada</span> Overview of and topical guide to Grenada

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Haiti</span> Overview of and topical guide to Haiti

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Montserrat</span> Overview of and topical guide to Montserrat

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Nauru</span> Overview of and topical guide to Nauru

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Niue</span> Overview of and topical guide to Niue

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Antigua and Barbuda</span> Twin island country in the Caribbean

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Antigua and Barbuda:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Puerto Rico</span> Overview of and topical guide to Puerto Rico

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Saint Barthélemy</span> Overview of and topical guide to Saint Barthélemy

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Saint Kitts and Nevis</span> Overview of and topical guide to Saint Kitts and Nevis

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Kitts and Nevis:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Saint Lucia</span> Overview of and topical guide to Saint Lucia

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</span> Overview of and topical guide to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Tonga</span> Overview of and topical guide to Tonga

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Trinidad and Tobago</span> Overview of and topical guide to Trinidad and Tobago

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Vanuatu</span> Overview of and topical guide to Vanuatu

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Index of Jamaica-related articles</span>

The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the nation of Jamaica.

References

  1. 1 2 "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.

Gnome-globe.svg Wikimedia Atlas of Jamaica

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.