Make a budget for how much online will cost the reservation your next car rental in Jamaica. To begin select the city, airport, train station or tourist destination in Jamaica where you want to rent a car and then selects the place where you plan to return the car, then fill in the dates on which you have to use the car.
Area: 10,991 sq km (4244 sq miles). Population: 2.7 million (UN, 2005). Population Density: 245.65 sq km. Capital: Kingston. Population: 660,000. Government: Constitutional monarchy. Gained independence from the UK in 1962. Jamaica is the third-largest island in the West Indies and is a narrowoutcrop of a submerged mountain range. The island is crossed by a rangeof mountains reaching 2256m (7402ft) at the Blue Mountain Peak in theeast, and descending towards the west with a series of spurs andforested gullies running north and south. Most of the best beaches areon the north and west coasts. The island's luxuriant tropical andsubtropical vegetation is probably unsurpassed anywhere in theCaribbean. Language: The official language is English. Local patois is also spoken. Religion: Protestant majority(Anglican, Baptist, Church of God and Methodist) with Roman Catholic,Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Bahai communities. Rastafarianism, a religionbased on belief in the divinity of the late Emperor of Ethiopia, HaileSelassie (Ras Tafari), is also widely practised. Time: GMT - 5. Social Conventions: Handshaking is thecustomary form of greeting. As tourism is a major industry in Jamaica,the visitor is well catered for, and hotel and restaurant staff aregenerally friendly and efficient. Outside Kingston, the pace of life isrelaxed and people are welcoming and hospitable. Normal codes ofpractice should be observed when visiting someone's home. It may becommon to see signs on the island referring to 'Jah lives', Jah beingthe name given to God by the Rastafarians. Casual wear is suitableduring the day, but shorts and swimsuits must be confined to beachesand poolsides. Evening dress varies from very casual in Negril to quiteformal during the season in other resorts, where some hotels andrestaurants require men to wear jackets and ties at dinner. Possessionof marijuana may lead to imprisonment and deportation. Electricity: 110 volts AC, 60Hz,single phase. American two-pin plugs are standard, but many hotelsoffer, in addition, 220 volts AC, 50Hz, single phase, from three-pinsockets.
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