Jamaica Facts and Figures.

Jamaica Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Jamaica Kingston 10,991 sq km 4,244 sq mi PEOPLE Population 2,801,544 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 0.75 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 3,128,416 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 3,499,068 (2050 estimate) Population density 259 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 670 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 52 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 48 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Kingston Spanish Town Montego Bay Ethnic groups Black African 575,000 (2003 estimate) 131,060 (2001) 83,446 (1991) 91 percent Mixed 7 percent East Indian 1 percent O ther 1 percent Languages English (official), Creole Religious affiliations Protestant 61 percent Roman Catholic 4 percent Hindu 1 percent Nonreligious 4 percent Other (including Jewish, Muslim, and indigenous beliefs) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 30 percent Total 73 years (2008 estimate) Female 74.8 years (2008 estimate) Male 71.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 15 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 1,176 people (2004) 714 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 88.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 92.3 percent (2005 estimate) Male 84.9 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 5.3 percent (2002-2003) 6 years (2002-2003) 30 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Parliamentary democracy Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 6 August 1962 2,830 (2004) 0.7 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $10 billion (2006) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $3,757.90 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 5.9 percent (2006) I ndustry 32.8 percent (2006) Services 61.3 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 1,165,183 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 18 percent (2005) I ndustry 18 percent (2005) Services 64 percent (2005) Unemployment rate 11.4 percent (2004) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $3.9 billion (2006) Total expenditure $3.9 billion (2006) Monetary unit 1 Jamaican dollar (J$), consisting of 100 cents Major trade partners for exports United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Norway Major trade partners for imports United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Mexico, and United Kingdom ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Number of radios per 1,000 people 96.96 percent (2003 estimate) 1.52 percent (2003 estimate) 0 percent (2003 estimate) 1.52 percent (2003 estimate) 766 (1998 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 129 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 187 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 5.6 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 64 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 50 (1997) Paved road as a share of total roads 73 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.