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.
The first settlers were the Taino, an Arawak people, and the name Jamaica is a translation of their word Xaymaca which means “Land of Wood and Water”.
Jamaica is home to very few snakes because in 1872, the mongoose, imported to rid the sugar cane fields of rats, also succeeded in killing off nearly all the island’s snakes.
In 1962, Jamaica became the first Caribbean nation to gain its independence from Britain, but chose to remain a member of the British Commonwealth, and so, until her death, Queen Elizabeth II remained the Queen of Jamaica by tradition.

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.
The country had electricity and running water before the U.S. in 1893
The world’s second-largest butterfly, the Giant Swallowtail, lives in Jamaica.
Blue Mountain Coffee is grown in Jamaica and is one of the most expensive and highly-sought
The ortanique fruit, developed in Jamaica, is a cross between an orange and a tangerine.
October 31, 1671, Jamaica became the first British colony to establish its own postal service.
Kingston Harbor is the world’s seventh-largest natural harbor.