Location: Jamaice is just South of Cuba, island in the Caribbean Sea.
Total Area: 10,991 sq km
Land Area: 10,831 sq km
Water Area: 160 sq km
Size Comparative to U.S. Territory: Slightly smaller than Connecticut.
Countries/Bodies of water Bordered: Caribbean Sea
Total Distance pf all Land Boundries: 0 km
Total Distance if Coastline: 1,022 km
Description of Climate: Tropical, hot, humid
Description of Terrain: mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain.
Point of Lowest Elevation: Caribbean Sea 0 m
Point if Highest Elevation: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m
Population (mid 2012):
POPULATION!!
Population (mid 2012): 2,716,000
Density (people per sq mile): 249.52
Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people): -5.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Birth Rate (# per 1000 people): 16
Death Rate (# per 1000 people): 6.59
Rate of Natural Increase: 12.99
Population Growth Rate: 0.714%
Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births): 14.30
Total Fertility Rate (average # of childeren per woman): 2.12
Population age less that 15 (%): 27%
Population age 65 and older (%): 9%
Dependency Rate: 36%
Life Expectancy at Birth (total): 73
Life Expectancy at Birth females: 76
Life Expectancy at Birth Males: 71
Primary School Compliction Rate Females: 85.4
Primary School Compliction Rate Males: 83.3
Secondary School Enrollment Net Females: 83.3
Secondary School Enrollment Net Males: 78.7
GNI PPP per capita in US$: $7,230
Population Living Below US$2 Per Day: 6%
Economically Active Females 15+: 56.00
Economically Active Males 15+: 71.0
Moible Phone Subscribers (# per 100): 101
Motor Veichals (# per 100): 120
Undernourished Population: 9.0%
Under Weight Children Under Age 5: 3.00%
HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 1.7%
Density (people per sq mile): 249.52
Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people): -5.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Birth Rate (# per 1000 people): 16
Death Rate (# per 1000 people): 6.59
Rate of Natural Increase: 12.99
Population Growth Rate: 0.714%
Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births): 14.30
Total Fertility Rate (average # of childeren per woman): 2.12
Population age less that 15 (%): 27%
Population age 65 and older (%): 9%
Dependency Rate: 36%
Life Expectancy at Birth (total): 73
Life Expectancy at Birth females: 76
Life Expectancy at Birth Males: 71
Primary School Compliction Rate Females: 85.4
Primary School Compliction Rate Males: 83.3
Secondary School Enrollment Net Females: 83.3
Secondary School Enrollment Net Males: 78.7
GNI PPP per capita in US$: $7,230
Population Living Below US$2 Per Day: 6%
Economically Active Females 15+: 56.00
Economically Active Males 15+: 71.0
Moible Phone Subscribers (# per 100): 101
Motor Veichals (# per 100): 120
Undernourished Population: 9.0%
Under Weight Children Under Age 5: 3.00%
HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 1.7%