Jamaica Economy
Economy
Jamaica is a developing country. The country has a high rate of unemployment and underemployment. Foreign aid and remittances (money sent home) from Jamaicans working abroad are helpful sources of national income. Tourism also provides much income for the nation. The leading tourist centers in Jamaica include Kingston, Montego Bay, Negril, and Ocho Rios.
About a sixth of Jamaica’s people work in agriculture. Sugar cane is the most important crop. Other crop products include bananas, citrus fruits, coconuts, coffee, and yams. Farmers raise beef cattle, chickens, goats, and hogs. But the nation’s farms do not produce enough food for all the people, and so Jamaica must import much of its food.
Mining provides much of Jamaica’s income. Jamaica is one of the world’s largest producers of bauxite. Plants near some of the bauxite mines remove a mineral compound called alumina from the bauxite ore. Jamaicans also mine gypsum and lime.
Manufacturing plays a relatively small role in Jamaica's economy. Jamaica has plants that produce cement, chemicals, fertilizer, molasses, petroleum products, and rum. Data entry and software programming are growing parts of the economy.
Jamaica imports more than it exports. The country imports chemicals, crude oil and petroleum products, food, machinery, and motor vehicles. Leading exports include alumina, coffee, petroleum products, rum, and sugar. Jamaica’s chief trading partner is the United States. Jamaica belongs to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), an economic organization of Caribbean nations.
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The coastal plains are largely alluvial, and the largest plains areas lie along the southern coast. The island has numerous interior valleys. There are many rivers, but most are small, with rapids and falls that make navigation virtually impossible for any distance.
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