ean antennas and 2 Indian Ocean antennas; also participates
in INMARSAT and EUTELSAT systems

@Italy, Defense Forces

Branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 14,921,411; fit for military service 12,982,445; reach
military age (18) annually 403,017 (1994 est.)
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $16.1 billion, 1.3% of GDP (1992)

@Jamaica, Geography

Location:
Caribbean, in the northern Caribbean Sea, about 160 km south of Cuba
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean, North America, Standard Time Zones
of the World
Area:
total area:
10,990 sq km
land area:
10,830 sq km
comparative area:
slightly smaller than Connecticut
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
1,022 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Terrain:
mostly mountains with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
Natural resources:
bauxite, gypsum, limestone
Land use:
arable land:
19%
permanent crops:
6%
meadows and pastures:
18%
forest and woodland:
28%
other:
29%
Irrigated land:
350 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues:
deforestation; water pollution
natural hazards:
subject to hurricanes (especially July to November)
international agreements:
party to - Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation,
Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but
not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change
Note:
strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main
sea lanes for Panama Canal

@Jamaica, People

Population:
2,555,064 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.02% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
21.69 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
5.62 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
-5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
16.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
74.36 years
male:
72.16 years
female:
76.68 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.41 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Jamaican(s)
adjective:
Jamaican
Ethnic divisions:
African 76.3%, Afro-European 15.1%, East Indian and Afro-East Indian
3%, white 3.2%, Chinese and Afro-Chinese 1.2%, other 1.2%
Religions:
Prot