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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Connecticut
Area > Land	10,831 sq km		[160th of 238]
Area > Total	10,991 sq km		[172nd of 250]
Capital city with population	Kingston - 104,000
Climate tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Coastline	1,022 km		[92nd of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m
Forested Land	30%		[82nd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	18 15 N, 77 30 W
Land use > Arable land	15.83%		[76th of 258]
Largest city population	621,000		[110th of 174]
Largest city with population	Kingston - 104,000
Location Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Natural hazards hurricanes (especially July to November)
Natural resources bauxite, gypsum, limestone
Population density	244.92 people per sqkm		[47th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	245.11 people/m²		[40th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	10,990 km²		[160th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Blue Mountain Peak

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