Geography (Jamaica)
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     Total area:
         10,990 km2
     Land area:
         10,830 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly smaller than Connecticut
     Land boundaries:
         none
     Coastline:
         1,022 km
     Maritime claims:
       Territorial sea:
         12 nm
     Disputes:
         none
     Climate:
         tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
     Terrain:
         mostly mountains with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
     Natural resources:
         bauxite, gypsum, limestone
     Land use:
         arable land 19%; permanent crops 6%; meadows and pastures 18%; forest and
         woodland 28%; other 29%; includes irrigated 3%
     Environment:
         subject to hurricanes (especially July to November); deforestation; water
         pollution
     Note:
         strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea
         lanes for Panama Canal