Jamaica

Europeans first saw Jamaica when Christopher COLUMBUS arrived in 1494, and the Spanish settled the island early in the 16th century.

Government type: parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm. Chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Sir Patrick L..

Facts

Capital	Kingston
Region	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Area	total : 10,991 sq km; land: 10,831 sq km; water: 160 sq km
Population	2,938,503 (2025 est.)
Languages	English, Jamaican patois
Currency	Jamaican dollars (JMD)
Time zone	to be filled
ccTLD	.jm

Refugees

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

Camp	Population	Origin	Location	Notes
to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled