Can you find Jamaica on a map? What else do you know about this Caribbean nation with almost 3 million people?
Can you find Jamaica on a map? What else do you know about this Caribbean nation with almost 3 million people?
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How Much Do You Know About Jamaica?
Compiled byJOHN OTISSEPT. 21, 2020
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Culture
music, which rose to prominence in the 1960s, often celebrates Jah, or God, and puts its listeners into a calm groove.
Bambuco
Calypso
Joropo
Reggae
Geography
The capital city,, rests on the southeast coast in the shadow of the Blue Mountains.
Kingston
Nassau
Port-au-Prince
St. George's
Economy
Jamaica's No. 1 industry is, which makes up more than 25 percent of the nation’s revenues.
agriculture
coffee production
mining
tourism
Cuisine
Jamaica’s unique approach to spicing meat, known as,  was created centuries ago by maroons, escaped slaves who hid in the rough terrain in the island’s interior.
curing
jerking
sautéing
steeping
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