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Neighbouring Country:

The neighbouring countries of Jamaica are: Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and The Bahamas.

Location With Directions:


Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean ea, comprising the third!largest island of the "reater #ntilles. The island, $%,&&% s'uare (ilometres )*,+*% s' mi, in area, lies about $*(ilometres )&% mi, south of Cuba, and $&$ (ilometres )$$& mi, .est of Hispaniola, the island containing the nation!states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jamaica is the fifth!largest island country in the Caribbean.

Official Religion of Jamaica:


#ccording to the most recent census )+%%$,, religious affiliation in Jamaica consists of /*0 Christian )/+0 Protestant and +0 Roman Catholic,, +0 Jeho1ah2s 3itnesses, 40 unstated, and $%0 other. The category other includes +*,%+% Rastafarians, an estimated -,%%% 5uslims, $,*-4 Hindus, appro6imately 4-% Je.s and the census reported +$0 .ho claimed no religious association. 7ther popular religions in Jamaica include 8slam, Bah92: ;aith .ith perhaps <%%% Bah92:s and +$ =ocal piritual #ssemblies, Buddhism, i(hism and Hinduism. There is also a small population of around +%% Je.s forming the haare halom ynagogue in >ingston, .ho describe themsel1es as =iberal!Conser1ati1e. The first Je.s in Jamaica trace their roots bac( to early $-th century pain and Portugal. 8slam in Jamaica estimates a total 5uslim population of -,%%%.

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