Jamaica
Jamaica
Capital Kingston
10,991 km² · 2,837,077 people (2025) · Jamaican dollar
The Blue Mountains rise to 2,256 m within about 15 km of the coast, so the island is far steeper than its size suggests. Cockpit Country in the west is a karst landscape of conical hills and sinkholes, largely trackless, and holds most of Jamaica's endemic plants. The island is about 235 km long and 82 km at its widest.
The facts
- Capital
- Kingston
- Area
- 10,991 km² — 4,244 sq mi
- Population
- 2,837,077 (2025)
- Density
- 258.1 people per km²
- Currency
- Jamaican dollar (JMD, $)
- Official language
- English
- Time zone
- UTC-05:00
- Calling code
- +1876
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- JM · JAM
- Continent
- North America
How it compares
- By area
- 162 of 200
- By population
- 141 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 11,586 | 2,972,215 |
| Gambia | 11,300 | 2,822,093 |
| Jamaica ← | 10,991 | 2,837,077 |
| Kosovo | 10,887 | 1,576,876 |
| Lebanon | 10,400 | 5,849,421 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Jamaica?
- Kingston
- What currency does Jamaica use?
- The Jamaican dollar (JMD).
- How big is Jamaica?
- 10,991 km², or 4,244 square miles — 162 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Jamaica drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)