Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe

UN - HABITAT
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - ROLAC

Jamaica

Capital : Kingston
Major Language(s) : English
Largest City : Kingston
Date of UN Membership : 18 Sep. 1962
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 621
Currency : dollar
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 6629
Area (km
2) : 10990
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 2561
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 232
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 2634

Urban Population (%, 1990-99)
: 54
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99)
: 1,7
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.

 

UN - Habitat
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - ROLAC

Av. Presidente Vargas, 3131/1304 - Cidade Nova - Rio de Janeiro
20210-030    RJ - Brazil
Tel (55.21) 2515-1700   Fax (55.21) 2515-1701
e-mail: portal@habitat-lac.org