Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
4,636,348
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
77.890 years
73.430 years
Capital City
San Jose
Kingston
Largest city
San Jose (population: 335,007)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.847
0.771
GDP per capita
$12,100 US
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
94.9%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
5.1
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
36.8%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
6.500%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
democratic republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
6 August 1962 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
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)
