Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Geographic coordinates: 18° 15' N, 77° 30' W
Coastline km: 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