| Official name: | Jamaica |
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| Capital: | Kingston |
| Size: | 10,991 km² |
| Population: | 2.5 million |
| Borders: | no direct borders; surrounded by the Carribean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean |
| Currency: | Jamaican Dollar |
| Official language: | English |
| Nationality / People: | A person of Jamaican nationality is a Jamaican. |
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Other interesting facts:
The state was a British colony until 1962 and is now an independent nation within the Commonwealth. Jamaica (Xaymaca) is the original indigenous name of the island. For some time, however, it was also known as Santiago - that's how Columbus named the island when he discovered it in 1494.