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title: "Jamaica — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Jamaica: capital Kingston, area 10,991 km², population 2,837,077 (2025), currency Jamaican dollar. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/jamaica/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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

- [Qatar](https://atoneplace.net/country/qatar/)
- [Gambia](https://atoneplace.net/country/gambia/)
- [Kosovo](https://atoneplace.net/country/kosovo/)
- [Lebanon](https://atoneplace.net/country/lebanon/)
- [United States](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-states/)
- [Mexico](https://atoneplace.net/country/mexico/)
- [Canada](https://atoneplace.net/country/canada/)
- [Guatemala](https://atoneplace.net/country/guatemala/)
- [Haiti](https://atoneplace.net/country/haiti/)
- [Dominican Republic](https://atoneplace.net/country/dominican-republic/)
- [Honduras](https://atoneplace.net/country/honduras/)
- [Cuba](https://atoneplace.net/country/cuba/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]