Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
16,344,687
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
53.800 years
73.430 years
Capital City
Kingston
Largest city
Niamey (population: 774,235)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.37
0.771
GDP per capita
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
28.7%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.4%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
12.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Legal
Political System
republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
6 August 1962 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
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)
