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Population (1996) 2,491,000. Located in the Caribbean Sea, 144 km. south of Cuba and 160 km. south-west of Haiti, Jamaica covers an area of 10,957 sq. km. divided into three counties. An incised limestone plateau (average elevation 460 m.), occupying an estimated 50% of the total surface area east-west and pitted with sinkholes in its upper reaches, encompasses the densely forested Blue Mountain (rising to 2,256 m. at Blue Mountain Peak). In the west and south-west, the River Black is navigable for about 30 km. of its lava course. The densely populated lowland coastal fringe is extensively cultivated, dominated by sugar cane plantations. Of the land, 19% is arable and 28% is forest or woodland. *
Used stamps of Britain from 1858 Jamaica stamp booklet.
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 Inside.
Issued in 1956, this 3 shilling stitched booklet with green cover contained six ½d, six 1d, six 2d and six 2½d stamps of the 1956-58 definitives. Watermark Script CA Perf. 13 and recess printed by De La Rue.
*Source The SBS World Guide (5th edition)
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