Jamaica
Flag Coat of arms Motto: "Out of many, one people" Anthem: "Jamaica, Land We Love" Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"
Capital (and largest city) Kingston 17°59′N, 76°48′W Official languages English Recognised regional languages Jamaican Patois Ethnic groups  90.0% Black, 1.5% East Indian, 0.4% White, 7.3% Multiracial Demonym Jamaican Government Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Elizabeth II  -  Governor-General Kenneth Hall  -  Prime Minister Bruce Golding Independence  -  from the United Kingdom 6 August 1962  Area  -  Total 10,991 km² (166th) 4,244 ) sq mi   -  Water (%) 1.5	Population  -  July 2005 estimate 2,651,000 (138th)  -  Density 252/km² (49th) 653/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate  -  Total $11.69 billion (131st)  -  Per capita $4,300 (114th) GDP (nominal) 2005 estimate  -  Total $9.730 billion (101st)  -  Per capita $3,658 (79th) Gini (2000) 37.9 (medium)  HDI (2005) ▲ 0.736 (medium) (101st) Currency Jamaican dollar (JMD) Time zone (UTC-5) Internet TLD .jm Calling code +1 876

Jamaica (pronounced /ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə/) is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometres (146 mi) in length and as much as 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs".[1] Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it later became the British West Indies Crown colony of Jamaica. It is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada.