| Jamaica :
Geographic coordinates
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18 15 N, 77 30 W
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| Jamaica :
Population growth rate
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0.51%
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| Jamaica :
Birth rate
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18.12 births/1,000 population
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| Jamaica :
Death rate
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5.48 deaths/1,000 population
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| Jamaica :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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9,900
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| Jamaica :
Independence
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6 August 1962
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| Jamaica :
National holiday
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Independence Day, first Monday in August
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| Jamaica :
Constitution
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6 August 1962
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| Jamaica :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $9.7 billion
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| Jamaica :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $3,700
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| Jamaica :
Electricity - consumption
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6.073 billion kWh
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| Jamaica :
Exports
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$1.7 billion alumina, bauxite; sugar, bananas, rum
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| Jamaica :
Imports
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$3 billion machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, fuel, food, chemicals, fertilizers
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| Jamaica :
Telephones
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353,000
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| Jamaica :
Mobile cellular
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54,640
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| Jamaica :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0
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| Jamaica :
Radios
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1.215 million
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| Jamaica :
Television broadcast stations
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7
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| Jamaica :
Televisions
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460,000
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| Jamaica :
Internet country code
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.jm
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| Jamaica :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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21
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| Jamaica :
Internet users
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60,000
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| Jamaica :
Railways
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272 km
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| Jamaica :
Highways
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19,000 km
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| Jamaica :
Waterways
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N/A
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| Jamaica :
Pipelines
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petroleum products 10 km
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| Jamaica :
Ports and harbors
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Alligator Pond, Discovery Bay, Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Rocky Point, Port Esquivel (Longswharf)
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| Jamaica :
Merchant marine
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1 ship
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| Jamaica :
Airports
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35
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| Jamaica :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Jamaica :
Military branches
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Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing, Jamaica Constabulary Force
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| Jamaica :
Military expenditures
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$30 million
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