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The flag was designed prior to independence from Britain (Aug. 6, 1962). The black color stood for hardships faced by the nation, green for agriculture and hope, and yellow for the natural wealth of Jamaica. This was summed up in the phrase, "Hardships there are, but the land is green and the sun shineth." Jamaica Official name: Jamaica. Form of government: constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses (Senate [21]; House of Representatives [60]). Chief o ...

Skip Navigation Links Caribbean | North America | World Country (long form)none CapitalKingston Total Area4,243.26 sq mi 10,990.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Connecticut) Population2,665,636 (July 2001 est.) Estimated Population in 20503,505,286 LanguagesEnglish, Creole Literacy85.0% total, 80.8% male, 89.1% female (1995 est.) ReligionsProtestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Baptist 8.8%, Anglican 5.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Methodist 2.7%, United Ch ...

Jamaica Capital : Kingston Major Language(s) : English Largest City : Kingston Date of UN Membership : 18 Sep. 1962 Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 621 Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 17°58'N 76°48'W Currency : dollar GDP (million US$, 1997) : 6629 Area (km2) : 10990 Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 2561 Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 232 GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 2634 NEW YORK MISSION ADDRESS : Permanent Representative of Jamai ...

. . |2000 INDEX| 1999 INDEX 1996 INDEX Introduction Geography Population Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military Transnational Issues Maps Flags . Feedback =========== [TOP] Jamaica Geography 2000 Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba Geographic coordinates: 18 15 N, 77 30 W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total: 10,990 sq km land: 10,830 ...

Africa | Antarctica | Arctic | Asia | Australia/Oceania | Caribbean | Central America | Europe | Islands of the World Middle East | North America | South America | World Atlas | WIN $100 here Details Trinidad and Tobago came under British control in the 19th century, then gaining their independence in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous island nations in the Caribbean, primarily due to its offshore petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Touris ...

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