In 1494, the famous sailor Columbus originally called the island Santiago. The abbreviated name, "Jab" and the Rastafarian term "Jamdown" are used by some residents, along with "Yaahd", used mainly by Jamaicans overseas. Jamaica population is over 2.7 million and over fifty two percent live in the further urban areas of the country. The gold on the Jamaican flag represent sunlight, the black stand for hardship of the people, and the green represent hope and agricultural wealth. The population consist of 89 percent African American , 1 percent Indian and the rest are a mixture of white and Chinese. The black demographics were descendants of salves and mixed ancestry Jamaican creole , which is a multiclass creation that severs the symbol as
