government: parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm

state of civil and political rights: Free

constitution: 6 August 1962; amended many times, last in 2017

legal system: common law system based on the English model; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration

legislative system: bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives

judicial system: Court of Appeal (consists of president of the court and a minimum of 4 judges); Supreme Court (40 judges organized in specialized divisions); resident magistrate courts, district courts, and petty sessions courts

religion: Protestant 64.8% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 12.0%, Pentecostal 11.0%, Other Church of God 9.2%, New Testament Church of God 7.2%, Baptist 6.7%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.5%, Anglican 2.8%, United Church 2.1%, Methodist 1.6%, Revived 1.4%, Brethren 0.9%, and Moravian 0.7%), Roman Catholic 2.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.9%, Rastafarian 1.1%, other 6.5%, none 21.3%, unspecified 2.3% (2011 est.)

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences: 0

executions: 0