Getting Oriented

Getting Oriented

The third-largest island in the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola), Jamaica is 146 mi (242 km) long and is slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut. It has a population of 2.7 million. With about 800,000 people, the capital, Kingston, is the largest English-speaking city south of Miami (in the Western Hemisphere, at least). The highest point is Blue Mountain Peak at 7,402 feet.



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