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JAMAICAN
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The population of Jamaica
consists mostly of descendants of African blacks, plus several small
East Indian, Chinese, and European minorities. The official language is
English, but most of the rural population speaks a Creole dialect.
Population is concentrated on the coastal plains; the highlands are
mostly uninhabited. A high birthrate and low death rate have resulted in
high population densities in recent years. Church of God, Baptists, and
Anglicans are the largest religious groups. Approximately 5% of the
population are Roman Catholics. The rastafarians are the most visible of
numerous Afro-Caribbean syncretic religious groups. The administrative
center for the University of the West Indies (1948) is near Kingston.
The Institute of Jamaica (1879), in Kingston, has a library and museum
of Jamaican history, art, and natural history.
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