Location: 18 15 N, 77 30 W
Area: 10,991 km2 (land=10,831 km2;
water=160 km2)
Coastline: 1,022 km
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Terrain: Mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous
coastal plain
Lowest Point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
Highest Point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m
Natural Resources: Bauxite, gypsum, limestone
Natural hazards: Hurricanes (especially July to November)
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
Population: 2,713,130 (July 2004 est.)
Ethnic groups: Black 90.9%, East Indian 1.3%, white 0.2%,
Chinese 0.2%, mixed 7.3%, other 0.1%
Languages: English, patois English
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Membership Information
Dr Barbara Carby
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: odpem@cwjamaica.com
http://www.odpem.org.jm |
