JM
Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica sits in Caribbean and uses JMD - Jamaican dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Kingston
Population
2.8M
Area
11K km2
Population
2.8M
2,824,913 people
Area
11K km2
10,991 square kilometers
Density
257/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Kingston
17.99702, -76.79358
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Jamaica, officially listed here as Jamaica, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Jamaica, JM, JAM, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Jamaica is grouped under Americas, more specifically Caribbean, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 2,824,913 people and a land area of 10,991 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 257 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 18.25, -77.5, while the capital coordinate reference is 17.99702, -76.79358. Jamaica has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Kingston (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Kingston, Portmore, Spanish Town, Montego Bay and Lucky Hill. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Jamaica, capital of Jamaica, and major urban areas in Jamaica. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Jamaica uses calling code +1, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-05:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists JMD - Jamaican dollar ($), while language records include English and Jamaican Patois. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as JA. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 39.9 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Jamaica profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
JM / JAM
Top-level domains
.jm
Continents
North America
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
JA
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Jamaica is represented by the JM country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Kingston
Kingston
1,190,000
primary
#2
Portmore
Saint Catherine
182,153
City
#3
Spanish Town
Saint Catherine
131,056
admin
#4
Montego Bay
Saint James
123,994
admin
#5
Lucky Hill
Saint Mary
114,227
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+1
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-05:00
Languages
English, Jamaican Patois
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
39.9
2021