Outline of Jamaica



The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jamaica:

Jamaica – sovereign island nation located on the Island of Jamaica of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. It is 234 km long and 80 km at its widest. It lies about 145 km south of Cuba and 190 km west of the Hispaniola. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs". Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it later became the British West Indies Crown colony of Jamaica. It is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada.

General reference

 * Pronunciation:
 * Common English country name: Jamaica
 * Official English country name: Jamaica
 * Common endonym(s):
 * Official endonym(s):
 * Adjectival(s): Jamaican
 * Demonym(s):
 * Etymology: Name of Jamaica
 * International rankings of Jamaica
 * ISO country codes: JM, JAM, 388
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:JM
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .jm

Geography of Jamaica


Geography of Jamaica
 * Jamaica is...
 * an island
 * a country
 * an island country
 * a nation state
 * a Commonwealth realm
 * Location:
 * Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
 * North America (though not on the mainland)
 * Atlantic Ocean
 * North Atlantic
 * Caribbean
 * Antilles
 * Greater Antilles
 * Time zone: UTC-05
 * Extreme points of Jamaica
 * High: Blue Mountain Peak 2256 m
 * Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
 * Land boundaries: none
 * Coastline: Caribbean Sea 1,022 km
 * Population of Jamaica: 2,714,000 - UN Estimate 137th most populous country
 * Area of Jamaica: 10,991 km2 - 166th largest country
 * Atlas of Jamaica
 * Atlas of Jamaica

Environment of Jamaica



 * Climate of Jamaica
 * Renewable energy in Jamaica
 * Geology of Jamaica
 * Protected areas of Jamaica
 * Biosphere reserves in Jamaica
 * National parks of Jamaica
 * Wildlife of Jamaica
 * Fauna of Jamaica
 * Birds of Jamaica
 * Mammals of Jamaica
 * Effects of Hurricane Charley in Jamaica

Natural geographic features of Jamaica

 * Beaches of Jamaica
 * Islands of Jamaica
 * Lakes of Jamaica
 * Mountains of Jamaica
 * Volcanoes in Jamaica
 * Rivers of Jamaica
 * Waterfalls of Jamaica
 * Valleys of Jamaica
 * World Heritage Sites in Jamaica (none)

Regions of Jamaica
Regions of Jamaica

Ecoregions of Jamaica
List of ecoregions in Jamaica
 * Ecoregions in Jamaica

Administrative divisions of Jamaica
Administrative divisions of Jamaica Administratively, Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes. They are grouped into three historic counties, which have no administrative relevance (traditional capitals in parentheses):


 * Surrey (Kingston) – yellow
 * Middlesex (Spanish Town) – pink
 * Cornwall (Montego Bay) – green

(1) The parishes of Kingston and Saint Andrew together form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation.

(2) The parish of Kingston does not encompass all of the city of Kingston. Most of the city is in the parish of St. Andrew.

Municipalities of Jamaica
Municipalities of Jamaica
 * Capital of Jamaica: Kingston
 * Cities, towns, villages and neighbourhoods of Jamaica

Demography of Jamaica
Demographics of Jamaica

Government and politics of Jamaica
Politics of Jamaica
 * Form of government: parliamentary multi-party representative democratic constitutional monarchy
 * Capital of Jamaica: Kingston
 * Elections in Jamaica
 * Political parties in Jamaica

Branches of the government of Jamaica
Government of Jamaica

Executive branch of the government of Jamaica

 * Head of state: Charles III, King of Jamaica
 * Governor General of Jamaica, the Monarch's representative
 * Head of government: Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica
 * Cabinet of Jamaica

Legislative branch of the government of Jamaica

 * Parliament of Jamaica (bicameral)
 * Upper house: Senate of Jamaica
 * Lower house: House of Representatives of Jamaica

Judicial branch of the government of Jamaica
Judiciary of Jamaica
 * Supreme Court of Jamaica
 * Court of Appeals of Jamaica
 * Resident Magistrate's Courts of Jamaica
 * Gun Court
 * Commercial Court of Jamaica
 * Petty Courts of Jamaica

Foreign relations of Jamaica
Foreign relations of Jamaica
 * Diplomatic missions in Jamaica
 * Diplomatic missions of Jamaica

International organization membership
Jamaica is a member of:


 * African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
 * Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
 * Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
 * Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
 * Commonwealth of Nations
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * Group of 15 (G15)
 * Group of 77 (G77)
 * Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
 * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
 * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
 * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
 * International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
 * International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)


 * International Organization for Migration (IOM)
 * International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
 * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
 * Latin American Economic System (LAES)
 * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 * Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
 * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
 * Organization of American States (OAS)
 * United Nations (UN)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Customs Organization (WCO)
 * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 * World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
 * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Jamaica
Law of Jamaica
 * Cannabis in Jamaica
 * Capital punishment in Jamaica
 * Constitution of Jamaica
 * Crime in Jamaica
 * Human rights in Jamaica
 * LGBT rights in Jamaica
 * Freedom of religion in Jamaica
 * Law enforcement in Jamaica
 * List of prisons in Jamaica

Military of Jamaica
Military of Jamaica
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief: Queen of Jamaica
 * Ministry of Defence of Jamaica
 * Forces
 * Army of Jamaica
 * Navy of Jamaica
 * Air Force of Jamaica
 * Special forces of Jamaica
 * Military history of Jamaica
 * Military ranks of Jamaica

Local government in Jamaica
Local government in Jamaica

History of Jamaica
History of Jamaica
 * Timeline of the history of Jamaica
 * Current events of Jamaica
 * Military history of Jamaica

Culture of Jamaica
Culture of Jamaica
 * Architecture of Jamaica
 * Jamaican Georgian architecture
 * Cuisine of Jamaica
 * List of Jamaican dishes
 * Festivals in Jamaica
 * Languages of Jamaica
 * Media in Jamaica
 * National symbols of Jamaica
 * Coat of arms of Jamaica
 * Flag of Jamaica
 * National anthem of Jamaica
 * People of Jamaica
 * Prostitution in Jamaica
 * Public holidays in Jamaica
 * Records of Jamaica
 * Religion in Jamaica
 * Christianity in Jamaica
 * Hinduism in Jamaica
 * Islam in Jamaica
 * Judaism in Jamaica
 * Sikhism in Jamaica
 * List of museums in Jamaica
 * List of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica
 * World Heritage Sites in Jamaica(none)

Art in Jamaica

 * Art in Jamaica
 * Cinema of Jamaica
 * Literature of Jamaica
 * Music of Jamaica
 * Television in Jamaica
 * Theatre in Jamaica

Sports in Jamaica
Sports in Jamaica
 * Football in Jamaica
 * Jamaica at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Jamaica
Economy of Jamaica
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 110th (one hundred and tenth)
 * Agriculture in Jamaica
 * Banking in Jamaica
 * National Bank of Jamaica
 * Communications in Jamaica
 * Internet in Jamaica
 * Companies of Jamaica
 * Currency of Jamaica: Dollar
 * ISO 4217: JMD
 * Energy in Jamaica
 * Energy policy of Jamaica
 * Oil industry in Jamaica
 * Mining in Jamaica
 * Tourism in Jamaica
 * Transport in Jamaica
 * Jamaica Stock Exchange

Education in Jamaica
Education in Jamaica
 * List of schools in Jamaica
 * List of colleges in Jamaica
 * List of universities in Jamaica

Infrastructure of Jamaica

 * Health care in Jamaica
 * Transportation in Jamaica
 * Airports in Jamaica
 * Rail transport in Jamaica
 * List of railway lines of Jamaica
 * List of railway stations in Jamaica
 * Roads in Jamaica
 * Water transport in Jamaica
 * List of lighthouses in Jamaica
 * Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica
 * Water resources management in Jamaica