Island Jurisdictions Index
Table
of Contents for Island Jurisdictions Index
Jamaica
| Location |
In the Greater Antilles, Caribbean Sea, S of Cuba |
| Latitude and longitude |
18 15 N, 77 30 W |
| Sovereignty |
Independent |
| United Nations member? |
Yes |
| Population |
2,676,000 |
| Census notes |
est. June 30, 2004 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
10,830 |
| Capital |
Kingston |
Fundamental legal document(s) online
|
| Jamaica
(Constitution) Order in Council, from the Political Database
of the Americas, Georgetown University |
Other legal documents online
|
|
Supreme
Court of Jamaica judgments |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Association of Caribbean States, Total
Population |
| Country
profile: Jamaica, from the BBC News |
| Independent
States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, D.C. |
| Jamaica,
Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State (2003) |
| Jamaica,
from the World Bank Group |
| Jamaica
Information Service, Government of Jamaica |
| LLRX.Com,
Guide to
Caribbean Law Research, by Yemisi Dina |
| Planning
Institute of Jamaica |
| Statistical Institute
of Jamaica |
| Supreme
Court of Jamaica |
| United Kingdom, Foreign & Commonwealth
Office, Country
Profile: Jamaica |
| U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The
World Factbook |
Top of page
Table
of Contents for Island Jurisdictions Index
|
