Jamaica Country Guide

Jamaica Facts

  • Capital: Kingston
  • Population: 2,651,000
  • Currency: Jamaican dollar (JMD)
  • Religions: Protestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Baptist 8.8%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Anglican 5.5%, Methodist 2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%, Brethren 1.1%, Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other including some spiritual cults 34.7%
  • Government: constitutional parliamentary democracy
  • Languages: English, patois English
  • Climate: tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
  • Phone Code: 1876

Festivals in Jamaica

Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival (Montego Bay, Jamaica)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz, Music - Blues
Month: January
Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival Website
Jamaica Carnival (Kingston, Jamaica)
Festival Types: Carnival, Street Parade, Party
Month: March
Jamaica Carnival Website
Jamaica Ocho Rios Jazz Festival (Ocho Rios, Jamaica)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: June
Jamaica Ocho Rios Jazz Festival Website
Reggae Marathon (Negril, Jamaica)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: December
Reggae Marathon Website

Jamaica Accommodation

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Jamaica Flights

Air Jamaica (Jamaica) » Air Jamaica offers it's customers regular flights to Jamaica, the Caribbean, USA, Canada and London.
Air Jamaica

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Jamaica Tours