Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba Geographic coordinates: 18° 15' N, 77° 30' W Coastline: 1,022 km km Climate: tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior Terrain: mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain Elevation: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m Natural hazards: hurricanes (especially July to November) Currency: Jamaican dollar (JMD) Population: 2,780,132 (July 2007 est.) Languages: English, English patois Capital: Kingston Divisions: 14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland
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