• PEOPLE NAME: JAMAICANS OF COSTA RICA

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PEID: 24978

ROP: 104168

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: Afro-American, Anglophone

Language: Jamaican English Creole - (jam)

Alternate Name(s): Costa Rican Creole, Creole Islander, Jamaican Black, West Indian Black, Western Caribbean Creole

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Costa Rica

Also found in: Bahamas; Canada; Colombia; Cuba; Germany; Jamaica; Panama; United Kingdom; United States; Venezuela

Population: 69,000

Global Population: 4,327,200


PEID: 24978

ROP: 104168

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Jamaicans of Costa Rica, numbering 69,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-American, Anglophone people cluster within the North American Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 4,327,200 in 11 countries. Their primary language is Jamaican English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Jamaicans is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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