Geography

Jamaica

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Administrative divisions

ClarendonHanoverKingstonManchesterPortlandSaint AndrewSaint AnnSaint CatherineSaint ElizabethSaint JamesSaint MarySaint ThomasTrelawnyWestmoreland
14 · First-level (ADM1)

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ClarendonHanoverKingstonManchesterPortlandSaint AndrewSaint AnnSaint CatherineSaint ElizabethSaint JamesSaint MarySaint ThomasTrelawnyWestmoreland

Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)

IndicatorValue
Total area10,990 km²World Bank WDI [2023]
Exclusive economic zone (EEZ)256,900 km²Marine Regions [2024]
Administrative divisions (ADM1)14 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026]
LocationCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of CubaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Coastline1,022 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Land boundaries0 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Bordering countriesNo authoritative open source found
Terrainmostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plainCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Climatetropical; hot, humid; temperate interiorCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Natural resourcesbauxite, alumina, gypsum, limestoneCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Highest pointBlue Mountain Peak 2,256 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Lowest pointCaribbean Sea 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Mean elevation18 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Area (comparative)about half the size of New Jersey; slightly smaller than ConnecticutCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Natural hazardshurricanes (especially July to November)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Maritime claimsterritorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin; note: measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive

Section metadata

Data year2026
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage15/16
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • Marine Regions
    marine_regions_eez
    Edition: 2024
  • geoBoundaries
    www.geoboundaries.org
    Edition: 2026
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Jamaica's geography on Databook compiles 15 indicators from 4 open datasets including World Bank WDI, Marine Regions, geoBoundaries. Key figures include total area (10,990 km²), exclusive economic zone (eez) (256,900 km²). Data is referenced to 2026. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.