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Introduction - Jamaica: | Location - Jamaica: | Location | Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba | | Geographic coordinates | 18 15 N, 77 30 W | | Map references | Central America and the Caribbean | | Area | total: 10,991 sq km
land: 10,831 sq km
water: 160 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than Connecticut | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 1,022 km | | Maritime claims | measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin | | Climate | tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior | | Terrain | mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m | | Natural resources | bauxite, gypsum, limestone | | Land use | arable land: 15.83%
permanent crops: 10.01%
other: 74.16% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 250 sq km (2002) | | Natural hazards | hurricanes (especially July to November) | | Environment current issues | heavy rates of deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution in Kingston results from vehicle emissions | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |