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Communications of Jamaica

Telephones - main lines in use:319,000 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:2.7 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: fully automatic domestic telephone network
domestic: NA
international: country code - 1-876; 3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios:1.215 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:7 (1997)
Televisions:460,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.jm
Internet hosts:1,402 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):21 (2000)
Internet users:1.067 million (2005)

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%

Languages of Jamaica

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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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