Jamaica
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Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean, covering 10,991 square kilometres (4,244 sq mi). It is the third-largest island in the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean, after Cuba and Hispaniola. Jamaica lies about 145 km (78 nmi) south of Cuba, 191 km (103 nmi) west of Hispaniola, and 215 km (116 nmi) southeast of the Cayman Islands. With 2.8 million people, Jamaica is the third-most populous Anglophone country in the Americas and the fourth-most populous country in the Caribbean. Kingston is the capital and largest city.
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Key people
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Bob Marley1945 – 1981Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Usain Boltb. 1986Jamaican sprinterSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Harry Belafonte1927 – 2023American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Raheem Sterlingb. 1994English association football player (born 1994)Source: Wikidata (country of birthplace)
Marcus Garvey1887 – 1940Jamaica-born British political activist, Pan-Africanist, orator, and entrepreneur (1887-1940)Source: Wikidata (country of birthplace)
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryceb. 1986Jamaican track and field sprinterSource: Wikidata (citizenship).jpg/330px-Sean_Paul_2024_(cropped).jpg)
Sean Paulb. 1973Jamaican dancehall singer and rapper (born 1973)Source: Wikidata (citizenship).jpg/330px-Asafa_Powell_com_medalha_de_ouro_no_4_x_100_metros_1039105-19.08.2016_frz-120_(cropped).jpg)
Asafa Powellb. 1982Jamaican sprinterSource: Wikidata (citizenship)_-_1st_June_2015_08.jpg/330px-Grace_Jones_at_Carriageworks_(Vivid)_-_1st_June_2015_08.jpg)
Grace Jonesb. 1948Jamaican singer, model and actressSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Elaine Thompson-Herahb. 1992Jamaican athletics competitorSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Everything that happened
- 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaMontego BayThe United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international treaty that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. As of October 2024, 169 sovereign states and the European Union are parties to the convention. Some states have refused to recognise the convention.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)
- 2020COVID-19 pandemicWorldwideA new coronavirus spreads worldwide. Lockdowns, remote work and fast-developed vaccines reshape daily life.Source: Wikidata (country)