Jamaica

Also known as: Jumieka (Jamaican Patois)

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Sovereign Island Nation of the Caribbean

Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica WEATHER

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Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea characterized by mountainous terrain, tropical forests, limestone plateaus, and beautiful coastlines with sandy beaches and coral reefs.

Jamaica

📍 Jamaica is an island country located in the Caribbean Sea, part of the Greater Antilles in the western Caribbean. It lies south of Cuba and west of Haiti.

As an island nation, Jamaica has no land borders and is surrounded entirely by the Caribbean Sea. Its terrain is mountainous, with the Blue Mountains in the east, along with valleys, plateaus, and coastal plains. The island also features rivers, waterfalls, and a tropical climate.

Jamaica’s location in the Caribbean has historically made it important for trade, cultural exchange, and maritime routes, and today it is known for its rich culture, music, and tourism.

Capital

Kingston, Kingston and St. Andrew

(Kingston, Kingston and St. Andrew)

👥 ~580,000

Largest Cities

Kingston, Kingston and St. Andrew

(Kingston, Kingston and St. Andrew)

👥~580,000

Spanish Town, Saint Catherine

(Spanish Town, Saint Catherine)

👥~150,000

Portmore, Saint Catherine

(Portmore, Saint Catherine)

👥~120,000

Montego Bay, Saint James

(Montego Bay, Saint James)

👥~110,000

May Pen, Clarendon

(May Pen, Clarendon)

👥~60,000

Mandeville, Manchester

(Mandeville, Manchester)

👥~50,000

Old Harbour, Saint Catherine

(Old Harbour, Saint Catherine)

👥~40,000

Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland

(Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland)

👥~30,000

Port Antonio, Portland

(Port Antonio, Portland)

👥~30,000

Falmouth, Trelawny

(Falmouth, Trelawny)

👥~25,000

Linstead, Saint Catherine

(Linstead, Saint Catherine)

👥~20,000

Ocho Rios, Saint Ann

(Ocho Rios, Saint Ann)

👥~20,000

Morant Bay, Saint Thomas

(Morant Bay, Saint Thomas)

👥~20,000

Half Way Tree, Kingston and St. Andrew

(Half Way Tree, Kingston and St. Andrew)

👥~20,000

Constant Spring, Kingston and St. Andrew

(Constant Spring, Kingston and St. Andrew)

👥~15,000

Black River, Saint Elizabeth

(Black River, Saint Elizabeth)

👥~15,000

Annotto Bay, Saint Mary

(Annotto Bay, Saint Mary)

👥~15,000

Buff Bay, Portland

(Buff Bay, Portland)

👥~15,000

Chapelton, Clarendon

(Chapelton, Clarendon)

👥~12,000

Rose Hall, Saint James

(Rose Hall, Saint James)

👥~10,000

Anchovy, Saint James

(Anchovy, Saint James)

👥~10,000

Hellshire, Saint Catherine

(Hellshire, Saint Catherine)

👥~10,000

Bog Walk, Saint Catherine

(Bog Walk, Saint Catherine)

👥~10,000

Hope Bay, Portland

(Hope Bay, Portland)

👥~8,000

Clark's Town, Trelawny

(Clark's Town, Trelawny)

👥~8,000

Road System (Transportation Infrastructure)

Drives On: Left

Jamaica follows left-hand traffic regulations.

Electrical System (Power Plug Types)

Primary Plug Types: Type A & Type B

Jamaica commonly uses Type A and Type B electrical outlets.

What is the Internet TLD for Jamaica?

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.

Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.

Examples:

.cu = Cuba .ht = Haiti .jp = Japan

Jamaica uses:

.jm

What is the ISO Code for Jamaica?

ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). These codes are used globally in databases, aviation systems, banking, shipping, and international data systems to uniquely identify countries and territories.

ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as US, FR, or JM. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.

Only ISO 3166-1 codes support flag emojis. Flag emojis are created by combining two Unicode regional indicator letters that match the country's ISO two-letter code.

Jamaica is assigned the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code:

JM

Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.

ISO-2 Code: JM

ISO-3 Code: JAM

ISO Numeric Code: 388

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