_#_Organized labor: 24% of labor force (1989)

_*Government #_Long-form name: none

_#_Type: parliamentary democracy

_#_Capital: Kingston

_#_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

_#_Independence: 6 August 1962 (from UK)

_#_Constitution: 6 August 1962

_#_Legal system: based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

_#_National holiday: Independence Day (first Monday in August), 6 August 1990

_#_Executive branch: British monarch, governor general, prime minister, Cabinet