- Jamaica, island country of the Big Antilles situated in 150 km in the South of Cuba, and separated from Haiti by the strait of Jamaica. Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy member of the Commonwealth. Of a total surface of 10 991 km2, it extends of is in the West on about 250 km, the maximal width not exceeding 80 km. Kingston, the capital, is most big city of the country and an important commercial port.
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