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Jamaica is a Caribbean island country. Jamaica has an area of 11 thousand square kilometers, 45 percent of which is agriculture. Its population is 2.5 million and growing at about 1 percent per year, 55 percent living in urban areas. Jamaica's 1995 GNP per capita was $1,510.00. Jamaica is abundant in natural resources and has a relatively well educated and skilled labor force. Jamaica economy is sensitive to international price and demand changes. The principal economic activities are tourism, bauxite / alumina mining and processing, and agriculture.