Jamaica is an island nation in the Caribbean, located to the south of Cuba and to the west of the island of Hispaniola.

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Jamaica, which was originally claimed for Spain in 1494, has a history that has been greatly affected by slavery and the slave trade. The island was taken from Spain in 1655 when British Admiral William Penn and General Venables seized the island. Jamaica for almost two centuries was the world's largest sugar exporter, which was achieved through the use of imported slave labour, resulting in the very large Black population on the island. But, Jamaica does have a sizeable minority of East Indians, and varying numbers of Whites, Afro-Chinese, and persons of Syrian/Lebanese decent. Also, Christianity is the major religion in the island (It is estimated that about 80% of the island's 2.5 million inhabitants are Christians).

Jamaica's resources include coffee, papaya, bauxite, gypsum, limestone, and sugar cane.