Jamaica

Official Name:	Jamaica
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Democracy
Official Name (Local Language):	Jamaica
ISO Country Codes:	JM : JAM
Internet Domain:	.jm
Government Web Site:	https://jis.gov.jm/

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Capital:	Kingston	Main Airports:	Norman Manley International Airport
Language(s):	English	Population:	2,818,596
Currency:	Jamaican Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	JMD
Telephone Dial In:	+1 876	ID Prefix:	011

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Association of Caribbean States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Organization of American States; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Jamaica Information Service;

Newspaper

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Jamaica Observer;

Jamaica Star;

The Gleaner;

Radio

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Television Jamaica Limited (TVJ);

Jamaica

Government Website:	https://jis.gov.jm/
Central Bank:	Bank of Jamaica
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	128.36 Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	7.72% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	17.1% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	3.9% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	13% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$27.136 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$9,600 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Jamaican Dollar
Currency Code:	JMD
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	6.7%	sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, ackees, vegetables; poultry, goats, milk; shellfish
Industry:	21.3%	tourism, bauxite/alumina, agricultural-processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications
Services:	72%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Caribbean Community and Common Market; Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Jamaica Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Statistical Institute of Jamaica;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Jamaica

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Jamaica Customs Agency
Development Bank(s):	Caribbean Development Bank; Development Bank of Latin America; Inter-American Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Bureau of Standards Jamaica

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 80/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 69/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 89/136 (2016)
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