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Base Camp in jamaica, jamaica camp for kids.
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All Cities in Jamaica. Base Camp in Jamaica :
Base Camp Above Rocks Base Camp Albert Town Base Camp Alexandria Base Camp Alligator Pond Base Camp Anchovy Base Camp Annotto Bay Base Camp Balaclava Base Camp Bamboo Base Camp Bath Base Camp Bethel Town Base Camp Black River Base Camp Bluefields Base Camp Bog Walk Base Camp Brown's Town Base Camp Buff Bay Base Camp Bull Savanna Base Camp Cambridge Base Camp Cascade Base Camp Cave Valley Base Camp Chapelton Base Camp Christiana Base Camp Claremont Base Camp Clark's Town Base Camp Coleyville Base Camp Constant Spring Base Camp Croft's Hill Base Camp Dalvey Base Camp Darliston Base Camp Discovery Bay (Dry Harbour) Base Camp Duncans Base Camp Easington Base Camp Ewarton Base Camp Falmouth Base Camp Frankfield Base Camp Frome Base Camp Gayle Base Camp Golden Grove Base Camp Gordon Town Base Camp Grange Hill Base Camp Green Island Base Camp Guy's Hill Base Camp Hayes Base Camp Highgate Base Camp Hope Bay Base Camp Hopewell Base Camp Islington Base Camp Kellits Base Camp Kingston Base Camp Lacovia Base Camp Linstead Base Camp Lionel Town Base Camp Little London Base Camp Lluidas Vale Base Camp Lucea Base Camp Lucky Hill Base Camp Maggotty Base Camp Malvern Base Camp Manchioneal Base Camp Mandeville Base Camp Maroon Town Base Camp Mavis Bank Base Camp May Pen Base Camp Moneague Base Camp Montego Bay Base Camp Moore Town Base Camp Morant Bay Base Camp Nain Base Camp Negril Base Camp Ocho Rios Base Camp Old Harbour Base Camp Old Harbour Bay Base Camp Oracabessa Base Camp Osbourne Store Base Camp Petersfield Base Camp Point Hill Base Camp Port Antonio Base Camp Port Maria Base Camp Port Royal Base Camp Portmore Base Camp Porus Base Camp Race Course Base Camp Richmond Base Camp Rio Bueno Base Camp Riversdale Base Camp Rocky Point Base Camp Runaway Bay Base Camp Saint Ann's Bay Base Camp Sandy Bay Base Camp Sanguinetti Base Camp Santa Cruz Base Camp Savanna-la-Mar Base Camp Seaforth Base Camp Siloah Base Camp Southfield Base Camp Spanish Town Base Camp Stony Hill Base Camp Trinity Ville Base Camp Ulster Spring Base Camp Wakefield Base Camp White House Base Camp Williamsfield Base Camp Yallahs
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Jamaica Description Jamaica
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The island - discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1494 - was settled by the Spanish early in the 16th century. The native Taino Indians, who had inhabited Jamaica for centuries, were gradually exterminated and replaced by African slaves. England seized the island in 1655 and established a plantation economy based on sugar, cocoa, and coffee. The abolition of slavery in 1834 freed a quarter million slaves, many of whom became small farmers. Jamaica gradually obtained increasing independence from Britain. In 1958 it joined other British Caribbean colonies in forming the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica gained full independence when it withdrew from the Federation in 1962. 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. Violent crime, drug trafficking, and poverty pose significant challenges to the government today. Nonetheless, many rural and resort areas remain relatively safe and contribute substantially to the economy.
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Location
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Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Connecticut
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Natural resources Jamaica Jamaica
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bauxite, gypsum, limestone
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Population Jamaica
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2,847,232 (July 2010 est.)
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Jamaica Religions Jamaica
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Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
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Languages
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English, English patois
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Jamaica Education Jamaica expenditures
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5.3% of GDP (2005)
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Government Jamaica type
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14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland
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Independence
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Independence Day, 6 August (1962)
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Jamaica Economy - overview
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-4.2% (2009 est.)
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Investment Jamaica
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16.83% (31 December 2008)
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Industries Jamaica
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Airports Jamaica
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Kingston, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Port Rhoades, Rocky Point
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