Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
1,248,348
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
78.290 years
73.430 years
Capital City
Manama
Kingston
Largest city
Manama (population: 147,074)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.902
0.771
GDP per capita
$27,900 US
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
86.5%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
5.4
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13.8%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
15.000%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
constitutional monarchy
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
15 August 1971 (from UK)
6 August 1962 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
Languages
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
English, English patois
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
