FACTS & FIGURES

Location: Third-largest island in the Caribbean Sea
Capital: Kingston
Area: 10,991 square km
Population: 2.95 million (2015)
Status: Independent since 1962
Nationality: Jamaican
Legal system: Common law based on English model
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen
Head of Government: Prime Minister Andrew Holness
GDP: US$25.4 billion (2016 purchasing power parity)
GDP per capita: US$8,800 (2015 PPP)
GDP real growth: 2.2% (2016 IMF est.)
GDP by sector: 72% services, 21% industry, 7% agriculture (2015)
Currency: Jamaican Dollar (US$1 = 127.6 JMD)