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Jamaica

18.3N 77.5W · 21 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITAIN · 6 AUG 1962
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1962 - present · Independent Jamaica and Global Culture
4 EVENTS
1962 CE · Two-party democracy 1 REF
early 1970s · Reggae goes global 2 REFS
1938 - 1962 · Self-Government and Independence
4 EVENTS
1958 CE · West Indies Federation 2 REFS
19 Sept 1961 · Referendum to leave the federation 2 REFS
1838 - 1938 · Crown Colony, Morant Bay, and Garvey
4 EVENTS
Oct 1865 · Morant Bay rebellion 1 REF
1938 CE · Labour rebellions 2 REFS
1692 - 1838 · Sugar, Slavery, and Resistance
4 EVENTS
1739-1740 · Maroon treaties 3 REFS
1 Aug 1838 · Emancipation 2 REFS
1494 - 1692 · Spanish Colony and English Conquest
3 EVENTS
1509 CE · Sevilla la Nueva founded 1 REF
1655 CE · English conquest 2 REFS
c. 600 - 1494 · Xaymaca: The Taino Island
2 EVENTS
c. 600 CE · Taino settlement of Xaymaca 2 REFS
5 May 1494 · Columbus reaches Jamaica 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Kingston
Population
3.0 m
Area
10,991 km²
Region
Caribbean
Languages
English, Jamaican Patois
Currency
Jamaican dollar ($)
Demonym
Jamaican
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$23 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$8,003’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
0.1%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
4.0%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
2.8 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
71.6 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
59.4%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.4’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
65.3’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
74.0’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
54.7’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
56.3’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
55.6’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
45.9’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
7.6%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.46’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
17.8’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
94.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Education spending
5.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
97.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
84.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
26.2%’15 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.1%’02 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
90.1%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
118’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
2.6%’23 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
10,830 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
56.2%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
38.5%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
2.8’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
10.5%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.5%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.3%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.2%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
97.7%’24 WB-WDI
Bauxite
6.2 Mt’25 USGS-MCS

Military

Military burden
1.3%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$263 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
6,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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