Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean Sea which is an independent state and a member of the British COMMONWEALTH. Population: 2,889,187 (2012). Capital: Kingston. Many SLAVE s were brought there from Africa from the 17th to the 19th centuries to work on the sugar and banana farms. Jamaica is now known as a beautiful place for tourists to visit, and as the home of REGGAE music and the RASTAFARIAN religion. Jamaica has produced dozens of world class sprinters including Olympic and World Champion Usain Bolt.
Capital
Kingston
Language
English
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor-General
Patrick Allen
Prime Minister
Portia Simpson-Miller
Area
10,991 km2
Population
2,889,187 (2012)
Currency
Jamaican dollar
Drives on the
left
Internet TLD
.jm
Calling code
+1-876
Japan (1)
Japan is a country in E Asia consisting of four large islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu and many smaller ones. The main religions are Shinto and Buddhism. Japan is an ancient civilization but during the 1970s and 1980s it became a rich country with advanced industries, known especially for making cars and electronic goods.
Capital
Tokyo
Language
Japanese
Emperor
Akihito
Prime Minister
Shinzō Abe
Area
377,944 km2
Population
126,659,683 (2012)
Currency
yen
Drives on
the left
Internet TLD
.jp
Calling code
+81
When people think of Japan, they think of parts of its traditional culture, such as geishas wearing beautiful kimonos and sumo wrestlers.
People in the US also remember Pearl Harbor – an important US naval base in Hawaii, which was suddenly attacked by Japanese planes in December 1941. Many warships were destroyed or damaged, and this caused great shock and anger in the US, and made the US start fighting in World War II.
On 11 March 2011, Japan suffered the strongest earthquake in its recorded history; this triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, one of the worst disasters in the history of nuclear power.
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