Official Title: Jamaica General Information
Capital: Kingston and St. Andrew
Population: 2,661,000
Total Area: 10,991 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 50.9164969450102 Jamaican dollar
National Holiday: 1st Monday in August (Independence Day)
Language(s): English Political Information
Type of State:
Commonwealth Country Type of Government:
Parliamentary democracy Head of State:
Queen Elizabeth II Head of Government:
Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller Ministers:
Foreign Affairs & Trade : Anthony Hylton Main Political Parties:
People's National Party, Jamaican Labour Party Elections:
by October 2007 (parliamentary) Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Jamaica | Canada |
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| GDP: | 11.79 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 4431 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 1.4% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 15.3% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and InvestmentCanadian exports from country: $152,758,395
Canadian imports from country: $393,022,651
FDI in Canada: 1 million
CDI in Jamaica: million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Designated High Commissioner Ruby Evadne Coye Foreign Consulates in Canada:
275 Slater Street, Suite 800
Canadian Representation Abroad:
High Commissioner Denis Kingsley Canadian Consulates Abroad:
January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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