Is Jamaica Part of the United States?

Jamaica gained formal independence from the British Empire in 1962 with the passage of the Jamaica Independence Act. This law ended Jamaica's status as a British colony, but it did not sever all connections to the British government. Though the country now operates independently, it is still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, an organization consisting mainly of former British colonies. Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm, which is a member of the Commonwealth that chose to retain the British monarch as its chief of state.