Essay About Jamaica

Jamaica is a beautiful island of the Greater Antillies, which it is located in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, about 145 kilometers south of Cuba and 191 kilometers west of the island of Hispaniola, where Haiti and the Dominican Republic can be found. The island can be found between the latitudes of 17° and 19°N and longitudes 76° and 79°W. Jamaica major cities include the capital which is Kingston, Portmore, Spanish Town which are located to the west of the island, Port Antonio which is to the east and Ocho Rios, Negril, and Montego Bay which are on the north coast. Jamaica is also home to the seventh largest natural harbor in the world, which is the very beautiful, Kingston Harbour.

In 2014 it was recorded that Jamaica has a total population of 2.8 million people which moved from 1.6 million in 1960, changing 72 percent during the last 50 years. The

English is the official language, but we speak a dialect formed by the mixture of words from many languages with English. It is known as Jamaican Creole or Patois and is the most widely spoken language in Jamaica.

Jamaica’s Currency

In Jamaica there was little occasion for the use of a regular currency, although there was little amount of gold on the; island, Jamaica's first inhabitants, The Tainos used the goal for decorating than for trade, which was known also as barter. The first units of exchange used by the Spaniards in their dealings with the Tainos, were items such as glass beads and trinkets, scissors and mirrors.

Over the years however Jamaica started having banknotes has follow $50, $100, $500, $1000 and $5000 currently and coins has follow, $1, $5, $10 and $20.

Currently JMD $1 = 0.0084 USD or USD $1= $119.60, JMD $1= 0.011CAD or CAD $1 = $90.02 JMD and JMD $1 = 0.0055 GBP or GBP $1= $180.70 JMD.

Development of Jamaica’s Capital