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Af <a itemprop="author" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tiyab/">Stéphane DAMOUR</a>. <a itemprop="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.da">CC BY NC ND 2.0</a></span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="l-article__section"> <div class="l-article__factbox l-article__factbox--large"> <section class="factbox factbox--large"> <div class="factbox__main-content"> <h2 class="factbox__heading">Faktaboks</h2> <dl class="factbox__facts"> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> <a href="https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/etymologi">Etymologi</a> </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> Navnet <em>Jamaica</em> kommer fra taíno <em>haymaca</em>, hvilket betyder 'træet og vandets land' eller 'kildernes land'. </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Officielt navn </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> Jamaica </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Dansk navn </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> Jamaica </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Styreform </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> parlamentarisk demokrati under et konstitutionelt monarki; en del af Commonwealth </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Hovedstad </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> Kingston </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Indbyggertal </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> 2,83 millioner (FN-estimat (FAO), 2022) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Areal </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> 10 830 km² </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Indbyggere pr. km² </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> 256 (2022) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Officielt/officielle sprog </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> engelsk, patois </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Religion </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> protestanter 64,8 % (syvendedagsadventister 12 %, pinsebevægelsen 11 %, Other Church of God 9,2 %, New Testament Church of God 7,2 %, baptister 6,7 %, Church of God in Jamaica 4,8 %, Church of God of Prophecy 4,5 %, anglikanere 2,8 %, United Church 2,1 %, metodister 1,6 %, Revived 1,4 %, Brethren 0,9 %, herrnhuter 0,7 %), ingen religion 21,3 %, katolikker 2,2 %, Jehovas Vidner 1,9 %, rastafarier 1,1 %, andre 6,5 %, uspecificerede 2,3 % (2011) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Nationaldag </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> uafhængighedsdagen den 6. august (1962) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Statsoverhoved </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> kong Charles 3. (siden den 8. september 2022); repræsenteret af generalguvernør sir Patrick L. Allen (siden den 26. februar 2009) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Statsminister </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> premierminister Andrew Holness (siden den 3. marts 2016) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Møntfod </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> jamaicansk dollar </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Symbol </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> rødnæbet vimpelhale (Trochilus polytmus), pokkenholt (træsort) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Valutakode </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> JMD </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Nationalsang </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> Jamaica, Land We Love ('Jamaica, landet vi elsker') </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Engelsk navn </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> Jamaica </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Uafhængighed </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> den 6. august 1962 (fra Storbritannien) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Befolkningssammensætning </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> sorte 92,1 %, af blandet herkomst 6,1 %, indere 0,8 %, andre 0,4 %, uspecificerede 0,7 % (2011) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> BNP pr. indb. </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> 33.834 kr. (2017) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Middellevetid </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> mænd 73,98 år, kvinder 77.6 år (2022) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Indeks for levevilkår, HDI </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> 0,726 (2018) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Indeks for levevilkår, position </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> 96 (2018) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Gini-koefficient </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> 45,5 (2004) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> CO₂-udledning pr. indb. </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> 2,7 ton (2014) </dd> </div> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> Internetdomænenavn </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> .jm </dd> </div> </dl> </div> <figure class="factbox__flag"> <img class="factbox__flag-image" src="https://media.lex.dk/media/33559/standard_Jamaica_-_flagg.png" alt="" width="1200" height="600" > <figcaption> Flag </figcaption> </figure> </section> </div> <div class="l-article__figure l-article__figure--normal l-article__figure--picture" id="media-202341"> <figure class="picture picture--small" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="picture__image-wrapper"> <img src="https://media.lex.dk/media/202341/standard_JAM.png" alt="Jamaica" width="1200" height="1200" data-alt-url="https://media.lex.dk/media/202341/standard_JAM.png" class="picture__image" itemprop="contentUrl"> </div> <figcaption class="picture__caption"> <div itemprop="caption"> <div>Jamaica (mørkegrønt) ligger i Caribien.</div> </div> <div class="picture__attribution"> <div class="media-attribution-block"> <div class="media-attribution-block__attribute"> <span itemprop="name">Jamaica</span> </div> <div class="media-attribution-block__attribute"> <span class="media-attribution-block__attribution"> Af </span> <span itemprop="author">Store norske leksikon og Lex</span>. </div> <div class="media-attribution-block__attribute"> Licens: <a itemprop="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.da">CC BY NC ND 4.0</a> </div> </div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="l-article__figure l-article__figure--normal l-article__figure--picture" id="media-202342"> <figure class="picture picture--zoomable" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="picture__image-wrapper"> <button type="button" data-zoomable="media-202342" data-zoomable-class="l-article__figure--zoomed" class="picture__zoom-trigger"> <img src="/packs/static/images/zoom_in-a83729d6dfabb3524fa0.svg" alt="Zoom ind" class="picture__zoom-icon"> </button> <img src="https://media.lex.dk/media/202342/standard_JAM-da_ver2_1.svg" alt="Jamaica" width="1200" height="1200" data-alt-url="https://media.lex.dk/media/202342/standard_JAM-da_ver2_1.svg" class="picture__image" itemprop="contentUrl"> </div> <figcaption class="picture__caption"> <div itemprop="caption"> <div>Jamaica og de omkringliggende lande.</div> </div> <div class="picture__attribution"> <div class="media-attribution-block"> <div class="media-attribution-block__attribute"> <span itemprop="name">Jamaica</span> </div> <div class="media-attribution-block__attribute"> <span class="media-attribution-block__attribution"> Af </span> <span itemprop="author">Store norske leksikon og Lex</span>. </div> <div class="media-attribution-block__attribute"> Licens: <a itemprop="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.da">CC BY NC ND 4.0</a> </div> </div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <section class="l-article__body-text" id="_article-top"> <div class="article-text"> <p>Jamaica er en ø og stat med <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/konstitutionelt_monarki">konstitutionelt monarki</a> syd for <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/Cuba">Cuba</a> i Det Caribiske Hav. Jamaicas navn er især knyttet til produktion af <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/sukker">sukker</a> og <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/rom">rom</a>, men også til <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/reggae">reggaemusikken</a>, som opstod her i ca. 1960. Som i de fleste andre lande i <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/Caribien">Caribien</a> er <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/turisme">turisme</a> af stor og stigende betydning.</p> </div> </section> </div> <section class="l-article__section" id="-Nationalflag"> <h2 class="l-article__subheading"> Nationalflag </h2> <div class="l-article__body-text"> <div class="article-text"> <p>Jamaicas nationalflag blev antaget og hejst første gang ved landets uafhængighed i 1962. Læs mere om Jamaicas <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/Jamaicas_nationalflag">nationalflag</a>.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-article__section" id="-Geografi"> <h2 class="l-article__subheading"> Geografi </h2> <div class="l-article__figure l-article__figure--normal l-article__figure--picture" id="media-33561"> <figure class="picture" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="picture__image-wrapper"> <img src="https://media.lex.dk/media/33561/standard_Jamaica.svg" alt="" data-alt-url="https://media.lex.dk/media/33561/standard_Jamaica.svg" class="picture__image" itemprop="contentUrl"> </div> <figcaption class="picture__caption"> <div itemprop="caption"> <div></div> </div> <div class="picture__attribution"> <div class="media-attribution-block"> <div class="media-attribution-block__attribute"> </div> <div class="media-attribution-block__attribute"> <span class="media-attribution-block__attribution"> </span> <span itemprop="author">EMG</span>. </div> <div class="media-attribution-block__attribute"> Licens: <a itemprop="license" href="/.licenses/restricted">Begrænset anvendelse</a> </div> </div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="l-article__body-text"> <div class="article-text"> <p>Jamaica har et afvekslende landskab. Et lavlandsområde omkranser øens centrale bjergland Blue Mountains, hvis højeste top er 2256 m. Størstedelen af overfladen er et forrevet kalkstensplateau i 300-1000 m højde. Læs mere om Jamaicas <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/Jamaicas_geografi">geografi</a>.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-article__section" id="-Sprog"> <h2 class="l-article__subheading"> Sprog </h2> <div class="l-article__body-text"> <div class="article-text"> <p>Det officielle sprog er standardengelsk, der også anvendes som skriftsprog. Læs mere om <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/sprog_p%C3%A5_Jamaica">sprog</a> på Jamaica.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-article__section" id="-Religion"> <h2 class="l-article__subheading"> Religion </h2> <div class="l-article__body-text"> <div class="article-text"> <p>Størstedelen af befolkningen er kristen; de største grupper heraf er anglikanere, baptister og pinsefolk. Læs mere om <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/religion_p%C3%A5_Jamaica">religion</a> på Jamaica.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-article__section" id="-Forfatning"> <h2 class="l-article__subheading"> Forfatning </h2> <div class="l-article__body-text"> <div class="article-text"> <p>Jamaica er et parlamentarisk demokrati med en forfatning fra 1962, da landet blev selvstændigt. Læs mere om Jamaicas <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/Jamaicas_forfatning">forfatning</a>.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-article__section" id="-Uddannelse"> <h2 class="l-article__subheading"> Uddannelse </h2> <div class="l-article__body-text"> <div class="article-text"> <p>Det offentlige skolesystem omfatter en seksårig grundskole for 6-12-årige; den følges af ca. 75 procent. 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