Jamaica (until 1962)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jamaica_(until_1962)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf British colony
gptkbp:anthem gptkb:God_Save_the_Queen
gptkbp:area 10,991 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kingston
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Jamaican_pound
gptkbp:dissolved 1962
gptkbp:establishedIn 1655
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Jamaica_(1957–1962)
gptkbp:governmentType British colony
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Hugh_Foot
gptkb:Kenneth_Blackburne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jamaica (until 1962)
gptkbp:independenceDate 6 August 1962
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:House_of_Assembly
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Caribbean
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Edward_VII
gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkb:George_V
gptkb:George_VI
gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population 1,639,000 (1960)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Spanish_Jamaica
gptkbp:state gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jamaica
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cayman_Islands_(historically)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6