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Jamaica was once inhabitated by the indigenous Arawak and Taino people, who were believed to have settled Jamaica sometime between 4000 and 1000 BC. The island was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494, at which point some 200 villages were known to be under the rule of several native chiefs known as caciques. The island was colonized by the Spanish shortly there after, with the first settlement Sevilla built in 1509, and the capital established in Spanish Town, at the time called St. Jago de la Vega. The capital, however, was moved to St. Catherine in 1536, and from then on, Jamaica underwent steady colonization by the Europeans. By the 1600s, the island had fallen to the British, who forcibly evicted the Spanish who owned the island.

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rdf:type	ccountry
rdfs:label	Stratocractic Republic of Jamaica
rdfs:comment	Jamaica was once inhabitated by the indigenous Arawak and Taino people, who were believed to have settled Jamaica sometime between 4000 and 1000 BC. The island was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494, at which point some 200 villages were known to be under the rule of several native chiefs known as caciques. The island was colonized by the Spanish shortly there after, with the first settlement Sevilla built in 1509, and the capital established in Spanish Town, at the time called St. Jago de la Vega. The capital, however, was moved to St. Catherine in 1536, and from then on, Jamaica underwent steady colonization by the Europeans. By the 1600s, the island had fallen to the British, who forcibly evicted the Spanish who owned the island.
area sq mi	36663(xsd:integer)
established event	from the United Kingdom Hurian occupation
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conventional long name	Stratocractic Republic of Jamaica
map caption	Location of Jamaica
largest settlement type	largest city
leader name	Cheiku Savane
cctld	.jm
DST note	Daylight savings is not observed
established date	1962-08-06(xsd:date) 2012-06-02(xsd:date)
Currency	Jamaican dollar
population estimate	4510026(xsd:integer)
GDP nominal year	2011(xsd:integer)
currency code	JMD
image map	Location of Jamaica .png
government type	Stratocracy
Calling Code	+1-876
GDP nominal	5.773E10
GDP PPP year	2011(xsd:integer)
Gini	45(xsd:double)
HDI	0(xsd:double)
image coat	Coat of Arms of Huria.png
GDP PPP	5.9175E10
Leader title	Chancellor
percent water	1(xsd:double)
Capital	Kingston
Motto	Out of Many, One People
GDP nominal per capita	12800.0
HDI category	high
Anthem	Jamaica, Land We Love
image flag	Flag of Jamaica .png
Area km	94956(xsd:integer)
HDI year	2011(xsd:integer)
GDP PPP per capita	13150.0
population estimate year	2012(xsd:integer)
UTC offset	-5(xsd:integer)
Common name	Jamaica
abstract	Jamaica was once inhabitated by the indigenous Arawak and Taino people, who were believed to have settled Jamaica sometime between 4000 and 1000 BC. The island was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494, at which point some 200 villages were known to be under the rule of several native chiefs known as caciques. The island was colonized by the Spanish shortly there after, with the first settlement Sevilla built in 1509, and the capital established in Spanish Town, at the time called St. Jago de la Vega. The capital, however, was moved to St. Catherine in 1536, and from then on, Jamaica underwent steady colonization by the Europeans. By the 1600s, the island had fallen to the British, who forcibly evicted the Spanish who owned the island. In 1655, Sir William Penn and General Robert Venarables took the last Spanish fort in Jamaica, and claimed the island for Britain. By the 1660s, there 4,500 whites and 1,500 blacks living on the island, though by the 1670s, blacks woul outnumber the white population. When the French outlawed Jews in their country in the late 1400s, Jamaica became a safe haven for those seeking a new home. These Jewish refugees sought to protect themselves from the Spanish reprisals after the British takeover of the island, and this led to their decision to ally themselves with the Caribbean pirates. Their move saw the construction of the infamous Port Royal, a colony for the pirates who were deter any aggression in the areas by either the Spaniards or the British. As the decades passed, the island's economy grew on the export of raw sugar, which made the colony fabulously wealthy. However, this was done with the usage of slvery, which the Jamaicans had grown too over-relent on. By the early 19th century, this the black population of Jamaica outnumber the white inhabitants 20 to 1. Seeking to appese the slave population and prevent any incidents, many successful efforts to improve their standards of living were made. These instructions included a ban of the use of whips in the field, a ban on the flogging of women, notification that slaves were to be allowed religious instruction, a requirement that slaves be given an extra free day during the week when they could sell their produce as well as a ban on Sunday markets. However, a series of rebellions saw their full emancipation in 1838. By 1834, the population was 371,070 of whom 15,000 were white, 5,000 free black, 40,000 ‘coloured’ or mixed race, and 311,070 slaves.

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