Jamaica, Land We Love. 'Jamaica, Land We Love' is the official national anthem of Jamaica, adopted in July 1962. The anthem was chosen after a competition from September 1961 until 31 March 1962, in which, the lyrics of the national anthem were selected by Jamaica's Houses of Parliament. Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica land we love. In September 1961, it was announced that the competition for the words of the National Anthem would be judged in the first instance. The successful script would then be published and a contest for the music put in train.

• Per capita $5,117 (2004) 45.5 medium (2014) 0.719 high Currency () Time zone (-5) ( of 876; active in November 2018) Jamaica ( ( )) is an situated in the. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third-largest island of the and the fourth-largest island country in the.

Ware Datenrettung Sd Karte Wiederherstellen. Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of (the island containing the countries of and the ). Previously inhabited by the indigenous and peoples, the island came under following the arrival of in 1494. Many of the indigenous people died of disease, and the Spanish transplanted African slaves to Jamaica as labourers.