Ubicación: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Coordenadas geográficas: 18° 15' N, 77° 30' W
Km de línea costera: 1,022 km km
Clima: tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Terreno: mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
Cumbres: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m
Riesgos naturales: hurricanes (especially July to November)
Moneda: Jamaican dollar (JMD)
Población: 2,780,132 (July 2007 est.)
Lenguas: English, English patois
Capital: Kingston
División administrativa: 14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland