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Jamaica

Ja·mai·ca [ jə máykə ] island country situated south of Cuba in the northern Caribbean Sea. It is the third largest island of the Greater Antilles. It became an independent member of the British Commonwealth in 1962.
Languages: English.
Currency: Jamaican dollar.
Capital: Kingston.
Population: 2,695,867 (2003).
Area: 10,991 sq km (4,244 sq mi.) 

Ja·mai·can noun, adjective
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