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Jamaica

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Region

Americas

Capital

Kingston

Population

2,961,161

Area

10,991 km²

General Information

Common Name: Jamaica
Official Name: Jamaica
Sub-region: Caribbean
Status: Officially-assigned
Independent: Yes
UN Member: Yes

Native Names

ENG:
  • Official: Jamaica
  • Common: Jamaica
JAM:
  • Official: Jamaica
  • Common: Jamaica

Languages

English Jamaican Patois

Currencies

JMD:
  • Name: Jamaican dollar
  • Symbol: $

Timezones

UTC-05:00

Name of the Country in Different Languages

ARA:
  • Official: جامايكا
  • Common: جامايكا
BRE:
  • Official: Jamaika
  • Common: Jamaika
CES:
  • Official: Jamajka
  • Common: Jamajka
CYM:
  • Official: Jamaica
  • Common: Jamaica
DEU:
  • Official: Jamaika
  • Common: Jamaika
EST:
  • Official: Jamaica
  • Common: Jamaica
FIN:
  • Official: Jamaika
  • Common: Jamaika
FRA:
  • Official: Jamaïque
  • Common: Jamaïque
HRV:
  • Official: Jamajka
  • Common: Jamajka
HUN:
  • Official: Jamaica
  • Common: Jamaica
ITA:
  • Official: Giamaica
  • Common: Giamaica
JPN:
  • Official: ジャマイカ
  • Common: ジャマイカ
KOR:
  • Official: 자메이카
  • Common: 자메이카
NLD:
  • Official: Jamaica
  • Common: Jamaica
PER:
  • Official: جامائیکا
  • Common: جامائیکا
POL:
  • Official: Jamajka
  • Common: Jamajka
POR:
  • Official: Jamaica
  • Common: Jamaica
RUS:
  • Official: Ямайка
  • Common: Ямайка
SLK:
  • Official: Jamajka
  • Common: Jamajka
SPA:
  • Official: Jamaica
  • Common: Jamaica
SRP:
  • Official: Јамајка
  • Common: Јамајка
SWE:
  • Official: Jamaica
  • Common: Jamaica
TUR:
  • Official: Jamaika
  • Common: Jamaika
URD:
  • Official: جمیکا
  • Common: جمیکا
ZHO:
  • Official: 牙买加
  • Common: 牙买加

Traditional Recipes

Discover delicious recipes from Jamaica

Jamaican Festival (Sweet Dumpling)
Jamaican Festival (Sweet Dumpling)
Side View Recipe
Grape Nut Ice Cream
Grape Nut Ice Cream
Dessert View Recipe
Brown Stew Chicken
Brown Stew Chicken
Chicken View Recipe
Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge
Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge
Breakfast View Recipe
Corned Beef and Cabbage – Jamaican Style
Corned Beef and Cabbage – Jamaican Style
Beef View Recipe
Jamaican Curry Shrimp Recipe
Jamaican Curry Shrimp Recipe
Seafood View Recipe
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Location Map

Coordinates: 18.2500°, -77.5000°

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Current Weather

25°C

Kingston

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed 10 km/h
Data from Open-Meteo
Exchange Rates

Base Currency: JMD
Last updated: Jan 24, 2026

JMD/USD 0.0070
JMD/EUR 0.0054
JMD/GBP 0.0047
JMD/JPY 1.0100
JMD/CAD 0.0088
JMD/AUD 0.0093
JMD/CHF 0.0050
JMD/CNY 0.0485
Data from ExchangeRate-API
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Coat of Arms
Jamaica Coat of Arms
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Coordinates

Latitude: 18.25°

Longitude: -77.5°

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