ci:grasp 2.0: Country fact sheet

Country fact sheet: Jamaica

The ci:grasp country factsheets provide country based information compiled from various sources, including Worldbank, CIA World Factbook and FAO Stat.
Information covers general country information, GDP (Gross domestic product), land use and water use.

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General country information

Country size	total: 10,991 sq km	Source: CIA World Factbook
Population size	2,909,714 (July 2013 est.)	Source: CIA World Factbook
Coastline	1,022 km	Source: CIA World Factbook
Type of government	constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm	Source: CIA World Factbook
Administrative units (level1)	14 parishes	Source: CIA World Factbook
Life expectancy at birth	73.43 years	Source: CIA World Factbook
Child mortality	18	Source: Worldbank SH.DYN.MORT
Literacy rate (male)	84.1%	Source: CIA World Factbook
Literacy rate (female)	91.6% (2003 est.)	Source: CIA World Factbook

GDP (Gross domestic product)

Total GDP per capita	$9,100 (2012 est.)	Source: CIA World Factbook
GDP (agriculture)	6.5%	Source: CIA World Factbook
GDP (industry)	29.9%	Source: CIA World Factbook
GDP (services)	63.5% (2012 est.)	Source: CIA World Factbook

Ecological information

Carbondioxide

9.217 million Mt (2010 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook

Land use

Total area (ha)	1100000	Source: (FAO Stat)
Area Agriculture (%)	41	Source: (FAO Stat)
Arable Area (%)	11	Source: (FAO Stat)
Irrigated Area (%)	2.3	Source: (FAO Stat)
Forest Area (%)	31	Source: (FAO Stat)

Water use

Total annual freshwater withdrawal (km³)	0.58	Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWTL.K3)
Freshwater withdrawal for agriculture(%)	34	Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWAG.ZS)
Freshwater withdrawal for industry(%)	22	Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWIN.ZS)
Freshwater withdrawal for domestic use(%)	44	Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWDM.ZS)

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