- Jamaica is an island nation situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 90 mi (145 km) south of Cuba, and 119 mi (191 km) west of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
- Christopher Columbus was the first European who arrived to Jamaica in 1494.
- The only countries to have won more Miss Worlds titles than Jamaica is India, Venezuela and the United Kingdom.
- Jamaica has more multiple live births than anywhere else in the world.
- The Manchester Golf Club in Jamaica, established in 1868, is the oldest in the New World.
- Official Language: English
- The Giant Swallowtail (found in Jamaica) is the second largest butterfly in the world.
- With 2.8 million people, Jamaica is the third most populous anglophone country in the New World, after the United States and Canada
- Capital City Kingston
- Demonym: Jamaican
- Area: 4,244 square miles (10,991 sq. km)
- Ethnic Groups: Black, East Indian, Chinese, White, Mixed and Other.
- Population: 2,847,232
- Currency: Jamaican dollar
- Jamaica achieved full independence in 1962.
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