Jamaica

Country in the Caribbean

Jamaica is a country in the Caribbean, with its capital in Kingston. About 2.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 138th most populous of the 195 countries. At 10,991 km², it is the 159th largest country by area. It has no land borders.

Jamaica at a glance

Capital: Kingston
Population (2025): 2.8 million
Area: 10,991 km²
Density: 258 per km²
Official languages: English, Jamaican Patois
Currency: Jamaican dollar
People: Jamaican
Calling code: +1876
Internet domain: .jm
Coast: Surrounded by sea

Where is Jamaica?

How Jamaica compares

Population rank

138th of 195

13th of 23 in North America

Size rank

159th of 195

15th of 23 in North America

Crowding

258 per km²

More crowded than 81% of countries

Similar in size: Gambia (10,689 km²).
Similar population: Gambia (2.8 million).
Jamaica is the only place that uses the Jamaican dollar.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
Jamaican Patois is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Jamaica

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Jamaica in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Jamaica

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Jamaica so far, from 149 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

52% right

73rd hardest of 176 · 128 answers

Its flag

81% right

90th hardest of 145 · 21 answers

Players find Jamaica on the map in 52% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Cuba.
Players recognise the flag of Jamaica in 81% of tries.

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Jamaica has no land borders

Jamaica shares no land border with another country.

Quick quiz: Jamaica

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Jamaica?
2. What is the capital of Jamaica?
3. Which has more people?

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Questions about Jamaica

Is Jamaica a country?

Yes. Jamaica is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Jamaica?

The capital of Jamaica is Kingston.

Does Jamaica have any land borders?

No. Jamaica is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.

How big is Jamaica?

Jamaica covers 10,991 km², about the same size as the Gambia (10,689 km²).

Is Jamaica hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Jamaica in 52% of 128 tries, 73rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Cuba.

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