It came into force with the jamaica independence act, 1962 of the united kingdom parliament, which gave jamaica political independence. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence and a drop off in tourism. Jamaica withdrew from the federation in 1961 and gained full independence in 1962. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. We place a high emphasis on safety with our volunteers to take the greatest of care when working out in the field. World north america select a country or territory to continue. Jamaica gained full independence within the british commonwealth in 1962. Cupples can be reached at his website and facebook page. Climate information for jamaica including average temperature, rain and snowfall totals. Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books. From wikisource central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers.
Caribbean, island in the caribbean sea, south of cuba. The information regarding jamaica on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. You can explore and analyze thousands of indicators organized by region, country, topic, industry sector, and type. Cia the world factbook field listing net migration. The island discovered by christopher columbus in 1494 was settled by the spanish early in the 16th century. This was followed by a reformation of the islands flag. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of jamaica people 2015 information contained here. For more on the agencys mission, visit our strategic intent. Central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. If a nonwatermarked version of the image is available, please upload it under the same file name and then remove this template. Cia world fact book the vast majority of jamaicas resorts are located along the west coast and north shore of the island, including those in negril, montego bay, and ocho rios. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about jamaica people 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Political violence marred elections during the 1990s. The information regarding jamaica on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. Portions of this site are based on public domain works from the. Ensure that removed information is present in the image description page and replace this template with metadata from image or attribution. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the federation of the west indies. Ganemccalla also takes an indepth look into the events leading up to 1976 for both the cia and the country of jamaica. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agency s information about the worlds countries.
This image contains digital watermarking or credits in the image itself. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about jamaica 20 should be addressed to the cia. It hinders government spending on infrastructure and social programs as debt servicing accounts for nearly half of government expenditures. Guyana the world factbook central intelligence agency. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online. This is far below many countries in africa and other places us is listed at 1%. Jamaicas onerous debt burden the fourth highest per capita is the result of government bailouts to ailing sectors of the economy, most notably the financial sector in the midtolate 1990s. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Cia world fact book all values, unless otherwise stated, are in us dollars. Elections in 1980 saw the democratic socialists voted out of office. This brings me to an incident in the second world war. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of jamaica 20 information contained here.
The book covers the rise of violence between the pnp peoples national party and the jlp jamaica labor party, the assassination attempt of bob marley, and the rise of the jamaica shower posse and its ties to the cia. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world. Field listing net migration rate the world factbook. The cayman islands were colonized from jamaica by the british during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by jamaica after 1863. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about jamaica people 2018 should be addressed to the cia. Forty years ago, the cia had its eye on jamaicaand bob. The cia targets jamaica, bob marley and the progressive manley government, a novel. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books, factbook, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. The information regarding jamaica on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
The cia world factbook lists 36 nations and territories without armed forces, many of which rely on other countries and international groups to. Since attaining independence from the uk in 1973, the bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of jamaica people 2018 information contained here.
The world factbook also known as the cia world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. The cia world factbook is not the alpha and the omega for country information and misses a few essential health indicators, but it keeps improving and being enhanced with new data elements, if not by new concepts, such as creating predefined subset groups for countries with certain common features, such as asean countries, francophone countries, orsubsaharan countries. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. Against the glowing singapore story, the cia fact book tells the whole world that for jamaica, deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence as rival gangs affiliated with the major political parties evolved into powerful organised crime networks involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u. The world factbook includes 267 entries 195 sovereign countries 2 others 58 dependencies 6 miscellaneous 5 oceans 1 world. We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey. From aruba to iceland, these 36 nations have no standing. The cia world factbook is produced by the united states government and provides essential information about all the countries and territories of the world, including maps, flags, and statistical data on almost every key issue. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. A united states regiment came under heavy bombardment from a.
Jamaica s current constitution was drafted in 1962 by a bipartisan joint committee of the jamaican legislature. However, in my humble opinion it is seriously mistitled. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about jamaica 2018 should be addressed to the cia. The economy of jamaica is heavily reliant on services, accounting for 70% of the countrys gdp. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of jamaica 2018 information contained here.
Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. List of the richest countries in the world by year 2011. Jamaica cia world factbook the best country factbook. When the federation dissolved in 1962, the cayman islands chose to remain a british dependency. According to the cia world fact book, jamaica has an hiv rate of 1. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence as rival gangs affiliated with the major political parties evolved into powerful organized crime networks involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering. Cia world fact book, 2004jan mayen wikisource, the free. Indexmundi contains detailed country statistics, charts, and maps compiled from multiple sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of jamaica 2020 information contained here. Pages in category cia world fact book the following 200 pages are in this category, out of 263 total. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of jamaica government 2015 information contained here. Arawak indians inhabited the islands when christopher columbus first set foot in the new world on san salvador in 1492.