Jamaica


 * Jamaica **

Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean Sea. Jamaica is considered to be a part of North-America and lies south of Cuba and USA. Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover Jamaica 516 years ago in 1494. Before this the island was populated by the Arawak and Taino Indians. Today about 91% of the population have an African background. The island is also experiencing an immigration growth. Jamaica’s official language is English. A large number of Jamaican’s also talks Jamaican Patois.

Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean. The Jamaican climate is hot and humid, Jamaica is located in the in the //Hurricane belt // of the Atlantic Ocean and is therefore sometimes exposed to hurricanes and storms. Jamaica lies on the top of an undersea mountain ridge. Because Jamaica formerly was below the sea level, a lot of the island is covered by limestone. Jamaica’s highest point is Blue Mountain peak at 2256 meters. In the lowlands the climate is tropical and at the western and northern coast is it long white beaches. A lot of the original vegetation on the island has died out. On the northern side of Jamaica is it a rainforest, but on the southern side the natural vegetation has been replaced by banana plantations, but despite the extinction of all this vegetation it’s still over 3000 different plant species in Jamaica. The only original mammal’s which naturally is on the island is the bat and the hutia. The hutia is a moderately large rodent, earlier the hutia was eaten. Jamaica also got a large number of different birds.


 * Bob Marley **


 * Bob Marley is considered to be the world’s best reggae musician Through time. He was a singer that also played the guitar. His lyric conveys a deep social commitment and sometimes religious massages. Marley was considered to be the first superstar of the third world. **


 * Usain bolt **and **Asafa Powell **

Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell are a couple of Jamaican 100 m sprinters. Asafa Powell held the World record at the event from 2005 to 2008 when he lost the record to Usain Bolt. Asafa Powell has never won an individual Olympic medal but have one gold medal at team sprint 4x100 m, and one gold, one silver and to bronze medals in the world championship. Asafa Powell’s personal best on the 100 m is 9, 72 which make him the third fastest man ever right after Usain Bolt and Tyson gay (USA). Usain Bolt was discovered when he was playing cricket and his cricket coach recommended him to try short distance running. Usain Bolt runs 100 m and 200 meter races, and holds the world record in both of them. Usain’s personal best at the 100 m is 9, 58 which makes him the fastest man ever. Both Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell ran when the Jamaican national team sat the world record at 4x100 meter team sprint under the Olympic Games in Beijing.

The greatest religion on Jamaica is Christianity.



Flag of Jamaica

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