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  1. Kingston, as the capital, is the financial, cultural, economic and industrial centre of Jamaica. Many financial institutions are based in Kingston, and the city boasts the largest number of hospitals, schools, universities and cultural attractions of any urban area on the island.

  2. Aug 8, 2019 · Jamaica is also the fourth most populous nation in the Caribbean. The country's capital city is Kingston, which is also the country’s largest city having 937,700 inhabitants. As a result of the high rate of emigration since the 1960s, most Jamaicans are in the diaspora, particularly in the UK, Canada, and the US.

  3. Parish Name: Kingston. Capital: Kingston. Land Area: 22.7 km 2. Population: 89,057. History. Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, is the smallest parish yet the most populated city on the island.

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    Northern suburbs of Kingston, Jamaica's capital and largest city. There is also a significant Jamaican population of Portuguese descent that is predominantly of Sephardic Jewish heritage. [137] [138] [139] [140] The first Jews arrived as explorers from Spain in the 15th century after being forced to choose between expulsion or conversion to ...

  5. Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean. The country had a population of 2,825,352 in 2023, the fourth largest in the region. Jamaica's annual population growth rate stood at 0.08% in 2022. As of 2023, 68.9% of Jamaicans were Christians in 2011, predominantly Protestant.

  6. Apr 2, 2024 · Capital: Kingston. Area: 10,991 sq km. Population: 2.7 million. Languages: English, Jamaican Patois. Life expectancy: 70 years (men) 74 years (women)

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  8. A view of uptown Kingston, Jamaica, showing the New Kingston night scene, in 2008. The majority of the population of Kingston is of African descent. East Indians are the second largest ethnic group, followed by Chinese, European, and Arab (primarily Lebanese ).