General information
Official language- English
Capital and largest city- Kingston
Monarch- Queen Elizabeth II
Area- 10,991 km2
Population- 2,731,832 (July 2005)
Currency- Dollar
National anthem- Jamaica, Land We Love
Education
Early Childhood – Basic, Infant and privately operated pre- school. Age 2 – 4 years.
Primary- Publicly and privately owned (Privately owned being called Preparatory Schools (Prep). Age 4 – 11 years.
Secondary- Publicly and privately owned. Age cohort 11 – 18 years.
Tertiary - Community Colleges, Teachers’Colleges, Vocational Training Centres, Colleges and Universities.
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