Jamaica

Introduction

Background

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Definitions and Notes

Geography

Location

Geographic coordinates

Map references

Area

comparison ranking: total 166

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Climate

Terrain

Elevation

Natural resources

Land use

Irrigated land

Population distribution

Natural hazards

Geography - note

People and Society

Population

comparison rankings: total 140; female 140; male 141

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religions

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

Median age

comparison ranking: total 130

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 185

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 105

Death rate

comparison ranking: 100

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 217

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas - population

Sex ratio

Mother's mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 56

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 129

Life expectancy at birth

comparison ranking: total population 111

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 98

Gross reproduction rate

Drinking water source

Health expenditure

Physician density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

comparison ranking: 55

Alcohol consumption per capita

comparison ranking: total 104

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 135

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

comparison ranking: 88

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

Education expenditure

comparison ranking: Education expenditure (% GDP) 36

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Environment

Environmental issues

International environmental agreements

Climate

Land use

Urbanization

Carbon dioxide emissions

comparison ranking: total emissions 117

Particulate matter emissions

Waste and recycling

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Government

Country name

Government type

Capital

Administrative divisions

Legal system

Constitution

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Legislative branch - lower chamber

Legislative branch - upper chamber

Judicial branch

Political parties

Diplomatic representation in the US

Diplomatic representation from the US

International organization participation

Independence

National holiday

Flag description

National symbol(s)

National color(s)

National anthem(s)

National heritage

Economy

Economic overview

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

comparison ranking: 148

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 198

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 144

GDP (official exchange rate)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

comparison ranking: 148

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

comparison rankings: services 86; industry 143; agriculture 74

GDP - composition, by end use

Agricultural products

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

comparison ranking: 156

Labor force

comparison ranking: 132

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 87

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

comparison ranking: total 81

Population below poverty line

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

comparison ranking: 45

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Remittances

Budget

Public debt

comparison ranking: 16

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 15

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 62

Exports

comparison ranking: 127

Exports - partners

Exports - commodities

Imports

comparison ranking: 124

Imports - partners

Imports - commodities

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

comparison ranking: 103

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 50

Exchange rates

Energy

Electricity access

Electricity

comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 108; consumption 139; installed generating capacity 129

Electricity generation sources

Coal

Petroleum

Natural gas

Energy consumption per capita

comparison ranking: 100

Communications

Telephones - fixed lines

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 95

Telephones - mobile cellular

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 140

Broadcast media

Internet country code

Internet users

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

comparison ranking: total 102

Transportation

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

comparison ranking: 138

Heliports

comparison ranking: 133

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 125

Photos of Jamaica