Jamaica

Facts and Figures
Origin of Name from the native Taino word "haymaca" meaning "land of wood and water" or possibly "land of springs." Area 4,244 sq mi. Population 2,970,340. Capital Kingston. Independence from the United Kingdom Achieved August 6, 1962.

Sir Henry Morgan
was one of the most famous English pirates in America. He fought the Spanish fleet in the Caribbean, looted Spanish cities throughout the West Indies, Central America, and the northern coast of South America, and served as Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica.