Jamaica

摘要

Area: 10,990 sq.km (4,232 sq. miles); 25% arable, 18% meadows and pastures, 28% forested, 29% waste, urban and other. Coastline: 1,027km (635 miles). Maritime claims: Territorial waters 22km (12nm), EEZ 370km (200nm), continental shelf-200m depth or to depth of exploitation. Population: 2,847,232 (July 2010 est.); annual growth rate 0.747% (2010 est.). The population is 90.9% black, 1.3% East Indian, 0.2% white, 0.2% Chinese, 7.4% mixed and other. Religions: Anglican, some Roman Catholic and other protestant denominations. Language: English, Jamaican Creole. Literacy rate: 88%.