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Transportation of Jamaica

Airports:35 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 5 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 22 (2006)
Roadways:total: 20,996 km
paved: 15,386 km (includes 33 km of expressways)
unpaved: 5,610 km (2004)
Merchant marine:total: 10 ships (1000 GRT or over) 124,323 GRT/184,247 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 5, cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 10 (Germany 3, Greece 6, Italy 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Kingston, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Port Rhoades, Rocky Point

Jamaica Quickstats

  • Population: 2,780,132 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 10,991 sq km
  • Density: 252 /km² (49th)
  • GDP (total): $11.69 billion (131st)
  • GDP (per capita): $4,300 (114th)
  • Literacy: 87.9%

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  • Currency: Jamaican dollar (JMD)
  • Dial code: +1 876

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Jamaica Internet

  • Usage: 1,067,000
  • Penetration: 39.9 %
  • Top Domain: .jm

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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