Jamaica

By: Devon Oliver &

Daija Germain

Overview of Economy

Population: 2.8 million

World Rank- 56
GDP: 25.2 million with 1% growth rate
$9,159 per capita
Unemployment rate: 13%
Inflation rate: 7.3%

Main Exports & Imports

Exports- alumina, bauxite, sugar, rum, coffee, yams,
beverages, chemicals and mineral fuels. Main export
partners are US, Canada, the United Kingdom and the
Netherlands.
Imports- food and other consumer goods, industrial
suppliers, fuel, parts and accessories of capital goods,
machinery and transport equipment, construction
materials. Main sources of imports are US, Trinidad and
Tobago, Venezuela and Brazil

Trade
Jamaica is in the WTO (World Trade
Organization)
Jamaica also has no trade barriers it has enacted
or enacted against them.

Demographics
http://
www.indexmundi.com/jamaica/demographics_profile.htm
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Culture
Jamaica was a Spanish colony from 1494 to 1655 and a British
colony from 1655 to 1962.
In 1944, with the granting of a new constitution, Jamaicans
gained universal suffrage. The struggle for sovereignty
culminated with the gaining of independence on 6 August 1962.
Jamaican Creole, or Jamaica Talk, is a multiethnic, multiclass
indigenous creation and serves as a symbol of defiance of
European cultural authority.
The indigenous Taino natives of the region, also referred to as
Arawaks, have left evidence of material and ideational cultural
influence.

Fun Facts
Only mongoose snakes
Obeahism is a religion that was brought over by African
slaves which is a form of Voodoo which is still practiced
on the island but punishable by law.
Native crops of Jamaica include corn and yams, but
major crops today include sugar cane, bananas &
mangos
Rum is the national drink of Jamaica
Marijuana is also a popular crop harvested in Jamaica

Works Cited
http://www.heritage.org/index/country/jamaica
http://
www.indexmundi.com/jamaica/demographics_profile.htm
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http://www.everyculture.com/Ja-Ma/Jamaica.html
http://www.escapehere.com/destination/12-interesting-f
acts-about-jamaica/5
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