Key Facts

  •  Over 200 orchids grow wild in Jamaica.

  • The country’s national dish is Ackee and Saltfish.

  • The most expensive rum in the world is produced in Jamaica.

  • The nation is ranked third in the world as a tourist destination.

  • Jamaica became the first tropical nation to participate in the Winter Olympics when it entered the bobsled event. Its first efforts in the bobsled competition were the subject of the film “Cool Runnings.”

  • The country is recognized by Guinness World Records as having the most churches per square mile. There are over 1,600 “churches” all over Jamaica. (Read more......)

Did You Know That.......

  •  The “Doctor Bird” hummingbird is found only in Jamaica and is its national bird.

  •  Jamaica’s national anthem is the only one in the world that’s also a prayer.

  •  It’s the fourth-largest producer of bauxite needed to make aluminum.

  •  The nation has more multiple live births than any other country.

  • The Manchester Golf Club, established 1865 in Jamaica, makes it the oldest in the western hemisphere

  •  Jamaica was the first country in the Western world to build a railroad, building a railroad just 18 years after Britain. (Read more......)