ACT Alliance

ACT in Jamaica

International organisations in Jamaica

• Christian Aid (CA)
• ECLOF International

Organisations funding work in Jamaica

• United Church of Canada (UCC)

About Jamaica

• Population: 2.7 million (UN, 2009)
• Capital: Kingston
• Area: 10,991 sq km (4,243 sq miles)
• Major language: English (official), English patois
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 68 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 Jamaican dollar = 100 cents
• Main exports: Bauxite, alumina, garments, sugar, bananas, rum
• GNI per capita: US $4,870 (World Bank, 2008)