Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
1,951,591
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
78.090 years
73.430 years
Capital City
Doha
Kingston
Largest city
Doha (population: 344,939)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.899
0.771
GDP per capita
$104,300 US
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
89%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
6.5
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
0.400%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
emirate
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
3 September 1971 (from UK)
6 August 1962 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 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 (official), English commonly used as a second language
English, English patois
Exports
liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
