Location: Caribbean
Capital City: Kingston
Population: 2.7 million
Government: Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy based on the British model. It is a commonwealth country with the British Queen as formal head of state.
Currency: Jamaican dollar
Main Languages: English, both standard and patios (or creole) English
Main Religions: Majority Protestant Christian, although there are significant Hindu and Rastafarian minorities.
Other Facts
Jamaica was the first island in the Caribbean to win independence from colonial rule.
Rum is the national drink of Jamaica while Ackee (an apple-like tropical fruit) and Saltfish cooked together with chillis and served with rice is its most popular food.
Jamaica is renowned as a sporting nation and has won more Olympic medals than any other nation apart from the USA.
