Jamaica

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Jamaica, a Caribbean island nation, has a lush

topography of mountains, rainforests and reef-lined
beaches. Many of its all-inclusive resorts are clustered in
vibrant Montego Bay, with its British colonial
architecture, and Negril, renowned for diving and
snorkelling. Jamaica is famed as the birthplace of
reggae, and its capital Kingston is home to the Bob
Marley Museum, dedicated to the citys most famous
son.

Location of
Jamaica
Bob Marley

With 2.8 million people,

Jamaica is the third most
populousAnglophonecountr
y in theAmericas(after the
United States and Canada),
and
the
fourth
most
populous country in the
Caribbean.Kingstonis
the
country's capital and largest
city, with a population of
937,700.

Jamaican
people

About Kingston, the capital city

Kingstonis
thecapitaland
largest city ofJamaica, located on
the southeastern coast of the
island.
It
faces
a
naturalharbourprotected
by
thePalisadoes,
a
longsand
spitwhich connects the town
ofPort Royal and theNorman
Manley International Airportto
the rest of the island. In
theAmericas, Kingston is the
largest predominantly Englishspeaking city south of the United
States.

Kingston

Sport in Jamaica

Sport in Jamaicais a significant part

ofJamaican culture. The most popular
sports
are
mostly
imported
fromBritain. The most popular sport
isathletics;
other
popular
sports
includeassociation
football,cricket,basketballandnetball
(especially for women).

Usain Bolt:
WR 100m and
200m

Flag and national anthem of Jamaica

Theflag ofJamaicawas adopted on August 6, 1962, the original

Jamaican Independence Day, the country having gained
independence from the British-protectedFederation of the West
Indies. The flag consists of a goldsaltire, which divides the flag
into four sections: two of them green (top and bottom) and two
black (hoist and fly).

"Jamaica, Land We Love" is the officialnational anthemof

Jamaica, adopted in July 1962. The anthem was chosen after a
competition from September 1961 until 31 March 1962, in which,
the lyrics of the national anthem were selected by Jamaica's
Houses of Parliament. When Jamaica was granted independence
on 6 August 1962, "Jamaica, Land We Love" continued to be
officially used as the national anthem.

Jamaican currency (JDM)

The Jamaican Dollar is the

currency
of
Jamaica.
Ourcurrency
rankingsshow
that the most popular Jamaica
Dollar
exchange
rate
is
theUSD
to
JMD
rate.
Thecurrency codefor Dollars
is JMD, and thecurrency
symbolis J$.

Jamaican currency
(JDM)

Government and politics

Jamaica
is
aparliamentary
democracyandconstitutional
monarchy,
withQueen
Elizabet
IIserving as theJamaican monarch. As
Elizabeth II is shared ashead of
stateoffifteen
other
countriesand
resides mostly in the United Kingdom,
she is thus often represented as Queen
of Jamaica in Jamaica and abroad by
theGovernor-General of Jamaica.

Queen
Elizabet II

The governor-general is nominated

by
thePrime
Minister
of
Jamaicaand the entire Cabinet and
appointed by the monarch. All the
members of the Cabinet are
appointed by the governor-general
on the advice of the prime
minister. The monarch and the
governor-general
serve
largely
ceremonial
roles,
apart
from
theirreserve powersfor use in
certain
constitutional
crisis
situations.

Inside theJamaican
Parliament

The current Prime Minister of

Jamaica
isPortia
SimpsonMiller having been inaugurated
on 5 January 2012. Prime
Minister Simpson-Miller acts as
thehead
of
governmentof
Jamaica.

Prime MinisterPortia
Simpson-Millerwalks to
Parliament while her team

Thank you for your attention!

Hvala na panji!