COUNTRY GUIDE · North America
Jamaica
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Jamaica.
Jamaica at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Kingston
- REGION
- North America
- POPULATION
- 2,840,000
- AREA
- 10,991 km²
- LANGUAGE
- English
- CURRENCY
- Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
World's Fastest Sprinters
Jamaica is renowned for producing Olympic champion sprinters.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Jamaica
Reggae music developed in Jamaica and is recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Jamaica in its North America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 10,991 km² and a population of approximately 2,840,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
No land borders in the PinPointr reference data.
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.