
Jamaica
Member of NAM, OAS.
Population
2.8M
GDP
$17.5B
Capital
Kingston
Government
Parliamentary constitutional...
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
7.4 / 10
UN voting record
How Jamaica votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
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Bloc alignment
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Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
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Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Jamaica's foreign policy balances strong ties with the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada (home to large Jamaican diasporas) with Caribbean solidarity through CARICOM and engagement with China, which has made significant investments in Jamaican infrastructure.
Jamaica is a leading advocate for reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, marijuana decriminalisation in international drug policy frameworks, and reform of the international financial architecture to address debt burdens in middle-income developing countries.
MUN Delegate Guide
As Jamaica, you are a cultural superpower and a diplomatic heavyweight within CARICOM. Use your disproportionate global recognition to amplify Caribbean concerns -- everyone knows Jamaica.
Lead on reparations for slavery -- Jamaica has established a national reparations commission and can build coalitions with African states and other Caribbean nations on this issue. Drug policy reform is another strong platform -- challenge the war-on-drugs paradigm.
Coordinate with CARICOM partners on climate, trade, and development. Jamaica's debt burden experience makes you a credible voice on financial architecture reform. Ally with Barbados on the Bridgetown Initiative and with African states on reparations.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$17.5B
GDP per capita
$6,180
Currency
Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
HDI
0.71
Top trading partners
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