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Jamaica

Jamaica 🇯🇲 is a country in Latin America & Caribbean with a population of approximately ~2.8 million. Its capital is Kingston. This is the complete reference for identifying Jamaica in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.

Quick facts

Flag🇯🇲
Continent / regionLatin America & Caribbean
CapitalKingston
Population~2.8 million
ISO codesJM / JAM
Coordinates17.99°, -76.79°
Bordering countriesNone on file (island or maritime)

Famous for

Known for reggae and Bob Marley.

How Jamaica appears in daily geography puzzles

In MapDash, Jamaica is identified through the clue sequence: latin america & caribbean first, then population range (~2.8 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Kingston), then a famous-for hint.

In Worldle, Jamaica is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Latin America & Caribbean.

Reading Jamaica in MapDash context

Jamaica is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.

Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Jamaica is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Jamaica?

The capital of Jamaica is Kingston.

What continent is Jamaica in?

Jamaica is in Latin America & Caribbean.

What is the population of Jamaica?

Jamaica has a population of approximately ~2.8 million.

What countries border Jamaica?

Jamaica has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.

What is Jamaica famous for?

Known for reggae and Bob Marley.

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