Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
90,024
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
73.770 years
73.430 years
Capital City
Victoria
Kingston
Largest city
Victoria (population: 22,881)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.836
0.771
GDP per capita
$25,000 US
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
91.8%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
4.8
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.5%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
2.000%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
29 June 1976 (from UK)
6 August 1962 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 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
Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census)
