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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	19.47	Per 1000 Inhabitants	101	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	6.48	Per 1000 Inhabitants	151	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	14.91	Per 1000 Live Births	125	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	73.48	Years	112	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	-5.52	Per 1000 Inhabitants	165	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	0.75	Percent	140	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	2.21	Born per Woman	111	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	7324	Gigawatt hour	100	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	172	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	176	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-4.20	Percent	183	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	8200	Dollar	117	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	23800	Million dollar	114	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-13.50	Percent	152	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	8.60	Percent	185	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	78	1000 Barrel per day	85	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	186	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	14.50	Percent	144	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	10991	Square kilometer	167			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	1.60	Percent	41			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	1500		67			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	27000		72			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	2847232		138			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice	signatory
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
Alliance of Small Island States	to call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and lowlying coastal developing states from global warming;to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development
Commonwealth	to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
Caribbean Community and Common Market	to promote economic integration and development, especially among the less developed countries
Caribbean Development Bank	to promote economic development and cooperation
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 15	to promote economic cooperation among developing nations;to act as the main political organ for the Nonaligned Movement
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
Inter-American Development Bank	to promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
Latin American Economic System	to promote economic and social development through regional cooperation
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean	to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
PetroCaribe	to eliminate existing social inequities, to foster high standards of living, to promote effective people's participation in shaping their own destiny
Rio Group	to consult on regional Latin American issues
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names

Jamaica : Name

Description

The island - discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1494 - was settled by the Spanish early in the 16th century. The native Taino Indians, who had inhabited Jamaica for centuries, were gradually exterminated and replaced by African slaves. England seized the island in 1655 and established a plantation economy based on sugar, cocoa, and coffee. The abolition of slavery in 1834 freed a quarter million slaves, many of whom became small farmers. Jamaica gradually obtained increasing independence from Britain. In 1958 it joined other British Caribbean colonies in forming the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica gained full independence when it withdrew from the Federation in 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence as rival gangs affiliated with the major political parties evolved into powerful organized crime networks involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering. Violent crime, drug trafficking, and poverty pose significant challenges to the government today. Nonetheless, many rural and resort areas remain relatively safe and contribute substantially to the economy.

Government type

constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm

Religions

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)

Natural Resources

bauxite, gypsum, limestone

Export commodities

alumina, bauxite, sugar, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, wearing apparel, mineral fuels

Jamaica