Jamaica

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Population Full

2,948,000 (2019 census)

Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
89% (2015 World Factbook)
International Conventions
CDE (2006), CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2010), ICCPR (1975), UNCRPD (2007), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Hall 1966, Holm 1989
Deaf Population
7,500–200,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Jamaica is 4. All are living languages. Of these, 3 are indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 2 are developing, and 1 is in trouble. Also listed are 4 unestablished languages.