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Jamaica: map and facts
Jamaica is in the Caribbean. It has about 2.84 million people (2025), the 138th largest population. It covers 10,991 km², the 160th largest by area. That is about 258 people per km². Its highest point is Blue Mountain Peak, at 2,256 m.
Facts
- Population: 2,837,077 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 10,991 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Kingston
- Highest point: Blue Mountain Peak, 2,256 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 56.5% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Blue Mountain Peak: 2,256 m (its highest point)
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): evergreen broadleaf forest 41.8%, wooded savanna 38.5%, savanna 4.3%, farmland 3.4%, grassland 3.4%, towns and cities 3.3%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): mountains 47.1%, hills 47%, plains 5.9%.
Forests covered 56.5% of its land in 2024, up from 48.1% in 1990 (World Bank).
Minerals and fuels
- World #7 in bauxite among the countries USGS lists (2025)
Neighbours
Jamaica has no land borders on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 data release (doi:10.5066/P1WKQ63T). Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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