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Membership Information
Ronald Jackson
Director General
Office of Disaster Preparedness
and Emergency
Management (ODPEM)
P.O. Box 122,
12 Camp Road
Kingston 4,
Jamaica
Tel:(876) 928-5111- 4
Fax: (876) 928-5503
Fax: (876) 928-8763
E-mail: rjackson@odpem.org.jm
http://www.odpem.org.jm |
Synopsis of Jamaica
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| Location: |
18 15 N, 77 30 W |
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Area: |
10,991 km2 (land=10,831 km2;
water=160 km2) |
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Coastline: |
1,022 km |
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Climate: |
Tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior |
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Terrain: |
Mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous
coastal plain |
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Lowest Point: |
Caribbean Sea 0 m |
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Highest Point: |
Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m |
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Natural Resources: |
Bauxite, gypsum, limestone |
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Natural hazards: |
Hurricanes (especially July to November) |
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Environmental issues: |
Heavy rates of deforestation; coastal
waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills;
damage to coral reefs; air pollution in Kingston results
from vehicle emissions |
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Population: |
2,713,130 (July 2004 est.) |
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Ethnic groups: |
Black 90.9%, East Indian 1.3%, white 0.2%,
Chinese 0.2%, mixed 7.3%, other 0.1% |
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Languages: |
English, patois English |
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