Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
6,508,887
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
80.180 years
73.430 years
Capital City
Amman
Kingston
Largest city
Amman (population: 1,275,860)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.769
0.771
GDP per capita
$6,000 US
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
89.9%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
5.1
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.5%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
12.300%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
constitutional monarchy
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
6 August 1962 (from UK)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
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 (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
