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Capital: Kingston
Area: 10,957 sq km / 4,230 sq ml
Language: English, Jamaican Creole
Currency: Jamaican Dollar
Population: 2,695,867
Life expectancy: 71 (men), 76 (women)
Literacy rate: 98%
Religions: Protestant 70%, Rastafarian
Physical features: Mountainous tropical island, the haze over the Blue Mountains gives them their name
Ethnic distribution: 80% of African decent, 15% of mixed Afro-European origin
Exports: Sugar, bananas, bauxite, rum, cocoa, coconuts, cigars, liqueurs, citrus fruits, alumina, gypsum, tourism
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