Geography of Jamaica
- Jamaica is...
- an island
- a country
- an island country
- a nation state
- a Commonwealth Realm
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America (though not on the mainland)
- Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic
- Caribbean
- Antilles
- Greater Antilles
- Antilles
- Caribbean
- North Atlantic
- Time zone: UTC-05
- Extreme points of Jamaica
- High: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m (7,402 ft)
- Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: Caribbean Sea 1,022 km
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Population of Jamaica: 2,714,000 - UN Estimate 137th most populous country
- Area of Jamaica: 10,991 km² - 166th largest country
- Atlas of Jamaica
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