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Jamaica

Location

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba

Area

Total: 10,991 sq km

Land: 10,831 sq km

Water: 160 sq km

Climate

Tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior

Terrain

Mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain

Elevation

Highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m

Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

Population

2,816,602 (July 2021 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Black 92.1%, Mixed 6.1%, East Indian 0.8%, Other 0.4%, Unspecified 0.7% (2011 est.)

Religions

Protestant 64.8% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 12.0%, Pentecostal 11.0%, Other Church of God 9.2%, New Testament Church of God 7.2%, Baptist 6.7%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.5%, Anglican 2.8%, United Church 2.1%, Methodist 1.6%, Revived 1.4%, Brethren 0.9%, and Moravian 0.7%), Roman Catholic 2.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.9%, Rastafarian 1.1%, Other 6.5%, None 21.3%, Unspecified 2.3% (2011 est.)