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Jamaica| Population: | 2,780,132 | ||||||
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| Area: | 4,244 sq. miles | ||||||
| Location: | Caribbean | ||||||
| Capital: | Kingston | ||||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||||
| Summer Olympic Debut: | 1948 | ||||||
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Jamaica is an island nation in the Caribbean, its nearest neighbors are Cuba to the north and Haiti to the east. It was visited by Columbus in 1494 and ruled by Spain until Great Britain seized it in 1655. It won its independence in 1962.
True to China's numbers, Beijing's Olympic Games arrived and went out with a big bang.
