By Cerys john

*Jamaica

*Where is jamaica?

Jamaica is located in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba, and east of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and north of South America. It is part of the Caribbean islands.

It is also located South of North America

*Temperatures in jamaica

*factsLocation: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba

Capital: Kingston

Population: 2,713,130 (July 2004 est.)

Ethnic Make-up: black 90.9%, East Indian 1.3%, white 0.2%, Chinese 0.2%, mixed 7.3%, other 0.1%

*factsThe Language English (official), Creole. English is the official language of Jamaica. However, Patois (Creole), a combination of English and some African languages, is spoken in rural areas and is used increasingly in urban areas. Most Jamaicans can speak or understand Patois, but it is not a written language. Jamaican speech, even in English, has a distinctive rhythmic and melodic quality.

*factsReligions: Protestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Baptist 8.8%, Anglican 5.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Methodist 2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Brethren 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%, Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other including some spiritual cults 34.7%.

*mountains

MountainsThe most mountainous, unsettled area is the eastern end, location of the Blue Mountains. The mountains form the boundary between the Portland and St. Thomas parishes, running for about 50 miles. It’s here that the famous Blue Mountain coffee is grown, and it’s also where you’ll find the world’s second largest butterfly, the Papilio homerus. Formed by an uplifting of a limestone plateau, the mountains include a look at the exposed strata below. Peaks top 7,500 feet above sea level, and visitors often find themselves grabbing for a jacket in the cooler air.

*mountains

The mountain system is actually two ranges. In the northern section – called the Central Range – lies the highest point, Blue Mountain Peak, at an elevation of over 7,400 feet. The second range, called the Port Royal Mountains, rises above the Liguanea Plain just north of Kingston.

*mountains

The John Crow Mountains are the largest limestone range in the country. Although their name may not be as recognized as the Blue Mountains, these landforms rise from the northeast of the island between the Caribbean Sea and the Rio Grande

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