Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
10,767,827
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
80.050 years
73.430 years
Capital City
Athens
Kingston
Largest city
Athens (population: 729,137)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.947
0.771
GDP per capita
$26,600 US
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
96%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
4.7
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
14.7%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Spiro Latsis & family ($3.8bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
17.300%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
parliamentary republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)
6 August 1962 (from UK)
Religions
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
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
Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
English, English patois
Exports
food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles
