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Administrative divisions 14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland note: for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known as the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates
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18 00 N, 76 48 W |
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Constitution
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6 August 1962 |
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Corruption
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3.6 |
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[64th of 160]
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Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
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P.O. Box 541, Kingston 5 |
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Executive branch > Cabinet Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
Executive branch > Chief of state Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Kenneth O. HALL (since 15 February 2006) |
Flag description diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side) |
Government type constitutional parliamentary democracy |
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Independence
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6 August 1962 (from UK) |
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Judicial branch Supreme Court (judges appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister); Court of Appeal |
Legal system based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Legislative branch bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 21-member body appointed by the governor general on the recommendations of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition; ruling party is allocated 13 seats, and the opposition is allocated 8 seats) and the House of Representatives (60 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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13% |
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[44th of 143]
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Political parties and leaders Jamaica Labor Party or JLP [Bruce GOLDING]; People's National Party or PNP [Portia SIMPSON-MILLER]; National Democratic Movement or NDM [Michael WILLIAMS] |
Status democracy |
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal |
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Time required to start a business > days
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8 days
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[162nd of 171]
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Trademarks, residents
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663
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[45th of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
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none |
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