Jamaica | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-31

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00:02:52 1 Etymology
00:03:28 2 History
00:03:37 2.1 Prehistory
00:04:26 2.2 Spanish rule (1509–1655)
00:05:19 2.3 British rule (1655–1962)
00:12:47 2.4 Independence (1962)
00:15:28 3 Government and politics
00:17:17 3.1 Political parties and elections
00:17:58 3.2 Administrative divisions
00:18:58 3.3 Military
00:22:25 4 Geography and environment
00:25:28 4.1 Flora and fauna
00:29:03 4.2 Life Below Water
00:31:40 4.3 Pollution
00:33:52 4.4 Policy
00:37:12 5 Demographics
00:37:21 5.1 Ethnic origins
00:42:34 5.2 Languages
00:44:02 5.3 Emigration
00:45:44 5.4 Crime
00:47:11 5.5 Major cities
00:47:19 6 Religion
00:50:33 7 Culture
00:50:41 7.1 Music
00:52:21 7.2 Literature
00:54:17 7.3 Film
00:55:21 7.4 Cuisine
00:55:43 7.5 National symbols
00:56:21 7.6 Sport
01:01:16 8 Education
01:04:02 9 Economy
01:12:06 10 Infrastructure
01:12:15 10.1 Transport
01:12:35 10.1.1 Roadways
01:13:25 10.1.2 Railways
01:14:05 10.1.3 Air transport
01:15:04 10.1.4 Ports, shipping and lighthouses
01:16:16 10.2 Energy
01:18:28 10.3 Communication
01:22:32 11 See also



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Jamaica ( (listen)) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
Previously inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people died of disease, and the Spanish transplanted African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it and renamed it Jamaica. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with its plantation economy highly dependent on African slaves. The British fully emancipated all slaves in 1838, and many freedmen chose to have subsistence farms rather than to work on plantations. Beginning in the 1840s, the British utilized Chinese and Indian indentured labour to work on plantations. The island achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962.
With 2.9 million people, Jamaica is the third-most populous Anglophone country in the Americas (after the United States and Canada), and the fourth-most populous country in the Caribbean. Kingston is the country's capital and largest city, with a population of 937,700. Jamaicans mainly have African ancestry, with significant European, Chinese, Indian, Lebanese, and mixed-race minorities. Due to a high rate of emigration for work since the 1960s, Jamaica has a large diaspora around the world, particularly in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm, with Queen Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. Her appointed representative in the country is the Governor-General of Jamaica, an office held by Sir Patrick Allen since 2009. Andrew Holness has served as the head of government and Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2016. Jamaica is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with legislative power vested in the bicameral Parliament of Jamaica, consisting of an appointed Senate and a directly elected House of Representatives.