Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
3,316,328
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
76.410 years
73.430 years
Capital City
Montevideo
Kingston
Largest city
Montevideo (population: 1,270,740)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.859
0.771
GDP per capita
$15,300 US
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
98%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
6.9
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.3%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
constitutional republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
6 August 1962 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
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
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
