Jamaica
The land of wood and water, reggae and the fastest runners
Passport card
Jamaica
Jamaica
- Capital
- Kingston
- Continent
- North America
- Currency
- Jamaican dollar
- Languages
- English and Patois
- People
- About 28 lakh
- Size
- About 10,991 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Andrew Holness
- Free since
- 6 August 1962
- Time
- 10½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Kingston
⭐ Jamaica's is the only national flag with no red, white or blue.
Your Jamaica stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Jamaica
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Jamaica
Turn the globe with your finger. Jamaica has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Jamaica and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 300 times the size of Jamaica.
- PeopleIndia has about 520 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 28 lakh in Jamaica.
- DistanceKingston is about 14,100 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeJamaica is 10½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Kingston.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Jamaica, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Jamaica
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Jamaica's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Jamaica back on the map
Jamaica and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Jamaica worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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