Jamaica Geography

Jamaica Geography and Population

Jamaica – geography Jamaica has a varied landscape. A lowland area surrounds the island’s central mountain range Blue Mountains, whose highest peak is 2256 m. The majority of the surface is a rugged limestone plateau at 300-1000 m altitude. Erosion has in several places formed karst landscapes with subsidence valleys, dolines. Fertile red soils are […]

Attractions of Jamaica

Attractions of Jamaica

Rum, reggae, Bob Marley and tropical beaches. That’s the first thing that comes to mind when people talk about the Caribbean island of Jamaica. That Jamaica has a very impressive nature in which mountain landscape, tropical forests and beautiful waterfalls form a beautiful interplay is less known. Whoever goes on holiday to Jamaica would do […]

Jamaica Economy

Jamaica Economy

Subchapters: Basic data Public finances and the state budget Banking system Tax System Basic data According to Standard and Poor, in 2022 GDP growth is expected to be 5.5%. Inflation for 2021 reached 5.6%. Unemployment remained around 10% in 2021, falling to 8.5% at the end of the year. The economic impact of Covid-19 has […]

Jamaica History

Jamaica History

Jamaica is an island and country of the Greater Antilles, 240 km long and a maximum of 80 km wide, located in the Caribbean Sea. It is 630 km from the Central American subcontinent, 150 km south of Cuba and 180 km west of the island of Hispaniola, which includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Kingston is the capital city of Jamaica according to […]

Jamaica History Timeline

Jamaica History Timeline

According to dentistrymyth, Jamaica (pronounced in Danish / sjaˈmajka /) is an island state and the third largest island in the Caribbean Sea a little south of Cuba. Jamaica is mountainous and the highest point is Blue Mountain Peak. The majority of the residents of Jamaica are originally from Africa, but there are also smaller […]