1. By:Talisa Wright & Kemija Dixon
Jamaica
By:Talisa Wright & Kemija Dixon

2. Basic Geography Size Of country:10,991 sq km Capital: Kingston
Important Landforms/River: Black River & Blue Mountain
Water that borders Jamaica: Caribbean Sea
Climate- Tropical, hot, humid
Natural resources-Bauxite, Gypsum, limestone

3. Demographics & Economy
Population: 2,825,928 (July 2009 est.)
Mortality Rate: 6.37 deaths/ 1,000 population
Literacy rate: Male-84.1, female- 91.6
GDP-$20.88 billion- US- $12,980.0 billion- average for Latin America billion
Government and Leadership- Prime Minister- Bruce Golding. Gov. type- Constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm.
Currency name- Jamaican Dollar
Exchange rate-Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar (2008 est.), (2007), (2006), (2005), (2004)
Prime Minister Bruce Golding

4. History
Independence Movement & Leaders: In the 1838 slavery was abolished and calling for self determination in the 1930’s. Some leaders were Alexander Bustamante, aided by Norman Manley who formed today’s political parties. Also Christopher Columbus discovered Jamaica in 1494.
Conflicts With Other Countries: None
Important Events: Abolished slavery and calling of self-determination( independence)

5. Society Language: English Religions: 61% are protestants
Customs: Greetings range from a nod and slap on the back or a kiss. They eat dinner at 4pm. Guest sometime offer the host a small gift.
Dating & Marriage customs: Wealthier Jamaicans often date in pairs and marry in their twenties before children are born.

6. Current Issue
A major issue facing Jamaica are drugs. Drugs are constantly being trafficking since Jamaica is an important pit stop for Colombian cocaine also known as the “middle man.” Some negatives are corruption, crime, and health problems. The only reasonable benefit is money.

7. How To Solve The Current Issue
Some attempts to solve Jamaica’s current drug problem is to have more industry and a better economy to attract more tourist since that’s how Jamaica makes most of it’s money. Also the law enforcement has constantly been making arrests of the drug distributers and buyers. Though they have to use weapons to do so.

8. Thats It