Despite of the size of Jamaica, their culture has a strong global influence. Their music for instance; The reggae is loved by the youth (and older persons) almost all over the world. And if you don't love it, you at least have heard about the Reggae.
Jamaica has also influenced American rap music. The famous rapper The Notorious B.I.G is of Jamaican descent. The "B.I.G" is for some people seen ass the toughest rapper that has ever been.
There are 2 847 232 people in Jamaica. The religion(s) in Jamaica are Christianity/Church of God of Prophecy (24% of the population), Seventh-day Adventist Church (11%), Pentecostal (10%), Baptist (7%), Anglican (4%), Roman Catholic (2%), United Church (2%), Methodist (2%), Jehovah's Witnesses (2%), Moravian (1%) and Plymouth Brethren(1%). (These numbers are from Wikipedia). As you can see there are lots of different religions in Jamaica, and although Chritianity is the main religion, but just 24% of the Jamaicans are Christian's.
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