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Jamaica is separated into three counties (Cornwall, Middlesex & Surrey), The counties are made up of fourteen Parishes.
County and Parishes in Jamaica.
Country Facts
Government: Constitutional monarchy, The Queens is Head-of-State and appoints a Governor-General to oversee.
Monarch: Queen Elizabeth 11
Governor-General Honorable: Sir. Patrick Allen
Prime Minister: Honorable Portia Simpson-Miller MP (PNP)
Major Political Parties: People’s National Party (PNP) and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)
Type of Government: Democracy, Independence: August 6, 1962.
Language: English, Patois (spoken as slang)
Population: 2.8 million (2011 est.)
Education: Free public school up to age 16.
Capital City: Kingston
Dialing Code: 876
National anthem: Jamaica, Land We Love
Currency:
Jamaican Dollar (JMD) $140 JMD equals $87 United Kingdom Pound (exchange rate varies). The rate constantly changes. So, the best way to know the actual conversion, is the check the rate when you are ready to travel.
Area: 10, 991 sq km (234 km-length & 80 km-with) & the 4th largest island in the Caribbean totaling 4,244 sq mile.
Counties and Parishes: Jamaica is separated into three counties (Cornwall, Middlesex & Surrey), The counties are made up of fourteen Parishes
Area Code: 876
Moving Around on The Island
To move around on the Island, there are Taxies and Tour van. If you’re staying at a resort / hotel, they usually have tour guides that they are associated with. This beautiful Island has plenty to see. UNESCO have named the Blue and John Crow Mountains as a historical site. Then there is great water fall to seen as you move around the Island.
Then there’s Green Grotto caves with are one of Jamaica biggest tourist attraction. Each Parishes have their unique attraction. In Falmouth there is the luminous lagoon tours. On you next Trip of your Fist trip to Jamaica, there are lots of seamy as you travel the Island.
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