Jamaica was the first Caribbean nation to gain independence.
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The Top Ten Reasons To Have The Pride To Say "I'm A Jamaican"
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Christopher Columbus was the first European to visit Jamaica in 1494 and called it "the fairest island that eyes have beheld."
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With a population of 2.7 million people, Jamaica is the largest English speaking country in the Caribbean and the third largest in the Western Hemisphere excluding the U.S. and Canada.
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It was also the first country to declare a trade embargo against South Africa, as early as 1957.
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Jamaica was also the first English-speaking Caribbean nation to qualify for the world cup