Jamaica

Continent: North America
Capital: Kingston
Abolition Date:1838 : 1 August - enslaved men, women and children in the Caribbean finally become free after a period of forced apprenticeship, following the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833
Start Date: 1655
Currency: Jamaican Dollar

Languages Spoken: English, Jamaican Creole
Population: As estimated in late 2006, is 2,666,000.
National Anthem: "Jamaica, Land We Love"

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