| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT -5 (Caribbean standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | English |
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| Currency: |
Jamaican dollars (JMD) €1 = J$144, $1 = J$129, £1 = J$171 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .jm | International Dialling Code: 1876 |
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For help planning your trip to Jamaica including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Jamaica trip planning page.
Further information on Jamaica
Discover more about Jamaica - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 10,991 sq km (160 sq km under water)
Coastline: 1,022 km (Caribbean Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Climate: Tropical climate that is hot and humid on the coasts and cooler in the interior highlands. Risk of hurricanes between July and November.
Highest mountain: Blue Mountain Peak (2,256m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Jamaica from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 43/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 48/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 9/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 85/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 74/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Independent Country
Population: 2,930,050 (rank: 137/196) Density: 266.5 people/sq km (rank: 31/196)
Ethnic groups: black 91.2%, mixed 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6% (2001 census)
Religions: Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
GDP (PPP): $25.13 billion GDP per capita: $9,000 (rank: 101/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.