Jamaica

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Jamaica is a Caribbean island nation known for its vibrant culture, reggae music, and tropical landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean country
island country
sovereign state
callingCode +1-658
+1-876
capital Kingston
climate tropical
commonLanguage Jamaican Patois
continent North America
currency Jamaican dollar
currencyCode JMD
demonym Jamaican
drivesOn left
formerColonyOf Spain
United Kingdom
governmentType constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
hasTerritorialWater Caribbean Sea
headOfGovernment Andrew Holness
headOfState Prince Charles
surface form: Charles III
highestPoint Blue Mountain Peak
independenceDate 1962-08-06
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .jm
ISO3166-1Alpha2 JM
ISO3166-1Alpha3 JAM
judicialBody Supreme Court of Jamaica
knownFor Blue Mountains coffee
dancehall music
jerk cuisine
reggae music
ska music
tropical beaches
largestCity Kingston
legislature Parliament of Jamaica
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Jamaica
majorCity Mandeville
Montego Bay, Jamaica
surface form: Montego Bay

Spanish Town
majorReligion Christianity
memberOf Caribbean Community
surface form: CARICOM

Commonwealth countries
surface form: Commonwealth of Nations

International Monetary Fund
Organization of American States
United Nations
World Bank
World Trade Organization
nationalAnthem Jamaica, Land We Love
nationalLanguage English
nationalMotto Out of Many, One People
nationalSport cricket
nationalSymbol Blue Mahoe
Doctor bird
Lignum vitae
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment Prime Minister of Jamaica
officialLanguage English
officialReligion none
partOf Greater Antilles
popularSport athletics
football
recognizedRegionalLanguage Jamaican Sign Language
timeZone UTC−05:00
UNM49Code 388
UNRegion Latin America
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean
upperHouse Senate of Jamaica

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ISA countryOfHeadquarters Jamaica
subject surface form: International Seabed Authority
Bobo Ashanti countryOfOrigin Jamaica
CCS countryServed Jamaica
subject surface form: Caribbean Community Secretariat
Doctor bird countrySymbolOf Jamaica
Doctor bird endemicTo Jamaica
Crown colony example Jamaica
Morant Point extremePointOf Jamaica
Doctor bird featuredOn Jamaica
this entity surface form: JamaicanPostageStamps
Spanish Town formerCapitalOf Jamaica
Doctor bird foundIn Jamaica
this entity surface form: JamaicanLowlands
Morant Bay governingCountry Jamaica
Andrew Holness governs Jamaica
North America hasCountry Jamaica
JAM hasCountryName Jamaica
Kumina hasCulturalOrigin Jamaica
Greater Antilles hasIsland Jamaica
Myal hasOriginPlace Jamaica
British America hasPart Jamaica
British West Indies hasPart Jamaica
Caribbean islands hasPart Jamaica
Greater Antilles hasPart Jamaica
West Indies hasPart Jamaica
Western Caribbean hasPart Jamaica
Iyaric hasPrimaryRegion Jamaica