Jamaica

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Jamaica
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Flag of Jamaica
Flag
Location of Jamaica
Capital
and largest city
Kingston
Official languagesEnglish
Common languagesJamaican Patois
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
Area
• Total
10,991 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate
2,818,596


Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea.

History

The USA tried to stop Prime Minister Michael Manley from being reelected in 1976 after he supported the MPLA in Angola and established diplomatic relations with Cuba.[1] The CIA sent weapons to Manley's opponents and attempted to assassinate him.[2]

References

  1. William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (p. 125). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]
  2. William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'Perverting Elections' (p. 146). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]