| Jamajka (2008) | Jamajka (2002) | |
![]() | ![]() | |
| Podzial administracyjny | 14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland
note: dla local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated w 1923 into the present single corporate body known as the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation |
14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland |
| Struktura wiekowa | 0-14 years: 32.5% (male 459,968/female 444,963)
15-64 years: 60.1% (male 822,486/female 848,310) 65 years and over: 7.4% (male 91,856/female 112,549) (2007 est.) |
0-14 years: 29.1% (male 399,249; female 380,864)
15-64 years: 64.1% (male 858,433; female 859,174) 65 years and over: 6.8% (male 81,321; female 100,988) (2002 est.) |
| Rolinictwo | sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, ackees, vegetables; poultry, goats, milk; crustaceans, mollusks | sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, potatoes, vegetables; poultry, goats, milk |
| Lotniska | 34 (2007) | 35 (2001) |
| Lotniska z utwardzonymi pasami | total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 5 (2007) |
total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 5 (2002) |
| Lotniska z nieutwardzonymi pasami | total: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 21 (2007) |
total: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 22 (2002) |
| Terytorium | total: 10,991 sq km
land: 10,831 sq km water: 160 sq km |
total: 10,991 sq km
land: 10,831 sq km water: 160 sq km |
| Terytorium - porownanie wielkosci | slightly smaller than Connecticut | slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Tlo historyczne | The island - discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS w 1494 - was settled by the Spanish early w the 16th century. The native Taino Indiens, who had inhabited Jamajka dla centuries, were gradually exterminated and replaced by African slaves. England seized the island w 1655 and established a plantation economy based on sugar, cocoa, and coffee. The abolition of slavery w 1834 freed a quarter million slaves, many of whom became small farmers. Jamajka gradually obtained increasing independence from Britain, and w 1958 it joined other British Caribbean colonies w forming the Federation of the West Indies. Jamajka gained full independence when it withdrew from the Federation w 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence as rival gangs affiliated z the major political parties evolved into powerful organized crime networks involved w 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. | Jamajka gained full independence within the British Commonwealth w 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence and a dropoff w tourism. Elections w 1980 saw the democratic socialists voted out of office. Subsequent governments have been open market oriented. Political violence marred elections during the 1990s. |
| Wspolczynnik narodzin | 20.44 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | 17.74 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
| Budzet | revenues: $3.441 billion
expenditures: $3.905 billion (2007 est.) |
revenues: $2.23 billion
expenditures: $2.56 billion, including capital expenditures of $232.5 million |
| Stolica | name: Kingston
geographic coordinates: 18 00 N, 76 48 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
Kingston |
| Klimat | tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior | tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior |
| Linia brzegowa | 1,022 km | 1,022 km |
| Konstytucja | 6 sierpien 1962 | 6 sierpien 1962 |
| Nazwa panstwa | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jamajka |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jamajka |
| Waluta | - | Jamajkan dollar (JMD) |
| Wspolczynnik zgonow | 6.59 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) | 5.45 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
| Zadluzenie - zewnetrzne | $7.138 billion (31 grudzien 2007 est.) | $5.2 billion (2001 est.) |
| Reprezentacja dyplomatyczna ze strony USA | chief of mission: Ambassador Brenda LaGrange JOHNSON
embassy: 142 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6 mailing address: P.O. Box 541, Kingston 5 telephone: [1] (876) 702-6000 FAX: [1] (876) 702-6348 |
chief of mission: Ambassador Sue McCourt COBB
embassy: Jamajka Mutual Life Center, 2 Oxford Road, 3rd floor, Kingston 5 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [1] (876) 929-4850 through 4859 FAX: [1] (876) 926-6743 |
| Reprezentacja dyplomatyczna w USA | chief of mission: Ambassador Gordon SHIRLEY
chancery: 1520 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 telephone: [1] (202) 452-0660 FAX: [1] (202) 452-0081 consulate(s) general: Miami, New York |
chief of mission: Ambassador Seymour MULLINGS
chancery: 1520 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 telephone: [1] (202) 452-0660 FAX: [1] (202) 452-0081 consulate(s) general: Miami and New York |
| Miedzynarodowe dyskusje | none | none |
| Ekonomiczna pomoc - pobieranie | $35.74 million (2005) | $102.7 million (1995) (1995) |
| Ekonomia | The Jamajkan economy is heavily dependent on services, which now account dla more than 60% of Produkt krajowy brutto. The country continues to derive most of its foreign exchange from tourism, remittances, and bauxite/alumina. Remittances account dla nearly 20% of Produkt krajowy brutto and are equivalent to tourism revenues. Jamajka's economy, already saddled z a record of sluggish growth, will suffer an economic setback from damages caused by Hurricane Dean w sierpien 2007. The economy faces serious long-term problems: high but declining interest rates, increased foreign competition, exchange rate instability, a sizable merchandise trade deficit, large-scale unemployment and underemployment, and a debt-to-Produkt krajowy brutto ratio of 135%. Jamajka's onerous debt burden - the fourth highest per capita - is the result of government bailouts to ailing sectors of the economy, most notably the financial sector w the mid-to-late 1990s. Inflation also has declined, standing at about 7% at the end of 2007. High unemployment exacerbates the serious crime problem, including gang violence that is fueled by the drug trade. The GOLDING administration faces the difficult prospect of having to achieve fiscal discipline w order to maintain debt payments while simultaneously attacking a serious and growing crime problem that is hampering economic growth. | The economy, which depends heavily on tourism and bauxite, has been stagnant since 1995. After five years of recession, the economy grew 0.8% w 2000 and 1.1% w 2001, but the global economic slowdown, particularly w the Stany Zjednoczone after the 11 wrzesien terrorist attacks, has stunted the economic recovery. Serious problems include: high interest rates; increased foreign competition; a pressured, sometimes sliding, exchange rate; a widening merchandise trade deficit; and a growing internal debt, the result of government bailouts to various ailing sectors of the economy, particularly the financial sector. Depressed economic conditions have led to increased civil unrest, including a mounting crime rate. Jamajka's medium-term prospects will depend upon encouraging investment, maintaining a competitive exchange rate, selling off reacquired firms, and implementing proper fiscal and monetary policies. |
| Elektrycznosc - konsumpcja | 6.131 billion kWh (2005) | 6.27 billion kWh (2000) |
| Elektrycznosc - eksport | 0 kWh (2005) | 0 kWh (2000) |
| Elektrycznosc - import | 0 kWh (2005) | 0 kWh (2000) |
| Elektrycznosc - produkcja | 6.985 billion kWh (2005) | 6.74 billion kWh (2000) |
| Elektrycznosc - zrodla energii | - | fossil fuel: 89%
hydro: 3% nuclear: 0% other: 7% (2000) |
| Skrajne punkty wysokosci | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m |
| Srodowisko - obecne problemy | heavy rates of deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution w Kingston results from vehicle emissions | heavy rates of deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution w Kingston results from vehicle emissions |
| Srodowisko - miedzynarodowe umowy | party to: Biodiversity, Klimat Change, Klimat Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
party to: Biodiversity, Klimat Change, Klimat Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Grupy etniczne | black 91.2%, mixed 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6% (2001 census) | black 90.9%, East Indien 1.3%, white 0.2%, Chinese 0.2%, mixed 7.3%, other 0.1% |
| Kurs waluty | Jamajkan dollars per US dollar - 69.034 (2007), 65.768 (2006), 62.51 (2005), 61.197 (2004), 57.741 (2003) | Jamajkan dollars per US dollar - 47.277 (grudzien 2001), 45.996 (2001), 42.701 (2000), 39.044 (1999), 36.550 (1998), 35.404 (1997) |
| Wladza wykonawcza | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 luty 1952); represented by Governor General Kenneth O. HALL (since 15 luty 2006)
head of government: Prime Minister Bruce GOLDING (since 11 wrzesien 2007) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition w the House of Representatives is appointed prime minister by the governor general; the deputy prime minister is recommended by the prime minister |
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 luty 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Howard Felix COOKE (since 1 sierpien 1991)
head of government: Prime Minister Percival James PATTERSON (since 30 marzec 1992) and Deputy Prime Minister Seymour MULLINGS (since NA 1993) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition w the House of Representatives is appointed prime minister by the governor general; the deputy prime minister is recommended by the prime minister |
| Eksport | 1,531 bbl/day (2004) | $1.6 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.) |
| Eksport - towary | alumina, bauxite, sugar, bananas, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, wearing apparel, mineral fuels | alumina, bauxite; sugar, bananas, rum |
| Eksport - partnerzy | US 30.2%, Kanada 15.6%, Chiny 15.2%, UK 10.3%, Holandia 7%, Norwegia 4.6% (2006) | US 35.7%, EU (excluding UK) 15.9%, UK 13%, Kanada 10.5% (1999) |
| Rok podatkowy | 1 kwiecien - 31 marzec | 1 kwiecien - 31 marzec |
| Opis flagi | diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side) | diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side) |
| Produkt krajowy brutto | - | purchasing power parity - $9.8 billion (2001 est.) |
| Produkt krajowy brutto - podzial wg galezi przemyslu | agriculture: 5%
industry: 34% services: 61% (2007 est.) |
agriculture: 7%
industry: 28% services: 65% (2000 est.) |
| Produkt krajowy brutto - per capita | - | purchasing power parity - $3,700 (2001 est.) |
| Produkt krajowy brutto - realny wspolczynnik wzrostu | 1.5% (2007 est.) | 1.1% (2001 est.) |
| Koordynaty geograficzne | 18 15 N, 77 30 W | 18 15 N, 77 30 W |
| Polozenie geograficzne | strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamajka Channel, the main sea lanes dla the Panama Canal | strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamajka Channel, the main sea lanes dla the Panama Canal |
| Autostrady | - | total: 19,000 km
paved: 13,433 km unpaved: 5,567 km (1997) |
| Domowy dochód albo konsumpcja wg podzialu procentowego | lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 35.8% (2004) |
lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 29% (1996) (1996) |
| Narkotyki | transshipment point dla cocaine from South America to North America and Europe; illicit cultivation and consumption of cannabis; government has an active manual cannabis eradication program; corruption is a major concern; substantial money-laundering activity; Kolumbian narcotics traffickers favor Jamajka dla illicit financial transactions | major transshipment point dla cocaine from South America to North America and Europe; illicit cultivation of cannabis; government has an active manual cannabis eradication program; corruption is a major concern; substantial money-laundering activity; Kolumbian narcotics traffickers favor Jamajka dla illicit financial transactions |
| Import | 71,420 bbl/day (2004) | $3.1 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.) |
| Import - towary | food and other consumer goods, industrial supplies, fuel, parts and accessories of capital goods, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials | machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, fuel, food, chemicals, fertilizers |
| Import - partnerzy | US 39.3%, Trynidad i Tobago 13.6%, Wenezuela 9.5% (2006) | US 47.8%, Caricom countries 12.4%, Latin America 7.2%, EU (excluding UK) 4.7% (1999) |
| Niepodleglosc | 6 sierpien 1962 (from UK) | 6 sierpien 1962 (from UK) |
| Wspolczynnik wzrostu produkcji w przemysle | 2% (2007 est.) | -2% (2000 est.) |
| Przemysl | tourism, bauxite/alumina, agro processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications | tourism, bauxite, textiles, food processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products |
| Wspolczynnik umieralnosci noworodkow | total: 15.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
13.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) |
| Inflacja | 7.1% (2007 est.) | 6.9% (2001 est.) |
| Czlonek miedzynarodowych organizacji | ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-15, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO | ACP, C, Caricom, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-15, G-19, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Dostawcy internetu | - | 21 (2000) |
| Nawadniane tereny | 250 sq km (2002) | 250 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Sadownictwo | Supreme Court (judges appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister); Court of Appeal | Supreme Court (judges appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister); Court of Appeal |
| Sila robocza | 1.255 million (2007 est.) | 1.13 million (1998) (1998) |
| Sila robocza - wg galezi gospodarki | agriculture: 17%
industry: 19% services: 64% (2006) |
services 60%, agriculture 21%, industry 19% (1998) (1998) |
| Granica | 0 km | 0 km |
| Zagospodarowanie terenu | arable land: 15.83%
permanent crops: 10.01% other: 74.16% (2005) |
arable land: 16.07%
permanent crops: 9.23% other: 74.7% (1998 est.) |
| Jezyki | English, English patois | English, patois English |
| System prawny | based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction | based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Wladza ustawodawcza | 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)
elections: last held 3 wrzesien 2007 (next to be held no later than pazdziernik 2012) election results: percent of vote by party - JLP 50.1%, PNP 49.8%; seats by party - JLP 33, PNP 27 |
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 eight seats) and the House of Representatives (60 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 16 pazdziernik 2002 (next to be held NA pazdziernik 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - PNP 52%, JLP 47.3%; seats by party - PNP 34, JLP 26 |
| Zywotnosc | total population: 73.12 years
male: 71.43 years female: 74.9 years (2007 est.) |
total population: 75.64 years
male: 73.65 years female: 77.73 years (2002 est.) |
| Pismienni | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9% male: 84.1% female: 91.6% (2003 est.) |
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 85% male: 80.8% female: 89.1% (1995 est.) |
| Lokalizacja | Caribbean, island w the Caribbean Sea, south of Kuba | Caribbean, island w the Caribbean Sea, south of Kuba |
| Lokalizacja na mapie | Central America and the Caribbean | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Morskie obszary | measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin |
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
| Flota handlowa | total: 13 ships (1000 GRT or over) 161,700 GRT/241,663 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 2, carrier 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 3 foreign-owned: 12 (Dania 1, Niemcy 1, Grecja 8, Lotwa 2) registered w other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2007) |
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,954 GRT/25,250 DWT
ships by type: petroleum tanker 1, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Lotwa 2, Stany Zjednoczone 2 (2002 est.) |
| Wojsko | Jamajka Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing (2007) | Jamajka Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamajka Constabulary Force |
| Wojska - wydatki (w dolarach) | - | $30 million (FY95/96 est.) |
| Wojsko - wydatki (procent PKB) | 0.6% (2006 est.) | NA% |
| Wojsko - zasoby ludzkie (w wieku poborowym) | - | males age 15-49: 747,043 (2002 est.) |
| Wojsko - zasoby ludzkie (zdolni do sluzby wojskowej) | - | males age 15-49: 523,550 (2002 est.) |
| Wojsko - zasoby ludzkie (wiek zolniezy) | - | 18 years of age (2002 est.) |
| Wojsko - zasoby ludzkie (osoby osiagajace wiek poborowy w ciagu roku) | - | males: 27,729 (2002 est.) |
| Swieto narodowe | Niepodleglosc Day, 6 sierpien (1962) | Niepodleglosc Day, first Monday w sierpien (1962) |
| Narodowosc | noun: Jamajkan(s)
adjective: Jamajkan |
noun: Jamajkan(s)
adjective: Jamajkan |
| Naturalne zagrozenia | hurricanes (especially lipiec to listopad) | hurricanes (especially lipiec to listopad) |
| Surowce naturalne | bauxite, gypsum, limestone | bauxite, gypsum, limestone |
| Wspolczynnik migracji | -6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) | -6.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
| Rurociagi | - | petroleum products 10 km |
| Partie polityczne i przywodcy | Jamajka Labor Party or JLP [Bruce GOLDING]; People's National Party or PNP [Portia SIMPSON-MILLER]; National Democratic Movement or NDM [Michael WILLIAMS] | Jamajka Labor Party or JLP [Edward SEAGA]; National Democratic Movement or NDM [Bruce GOLDING]; People's National Party or PNP [Percival James PATTERSON] |
| Przesladowania polityczne ugrupowan oraz liderow | New Beginnings Movement or NBM; Rastafarians (black religious/racial cultists, pan-Africanists) | New Beginnings Movement or NBM; Rastafarians (black religious/racial cultists, pan-Africanists) |
| Ludnosc | 2,780,132 (lipiec 2007 est.) | 2,680,029 (lipiec 2002 est.) |
| Ludnosc zyjaca na skraju ubostwa | 14.8% (2003 est.) | 34% (1992 est.) |
| Przyrost naturalny | 0.777% (2007 est.) | 0.56% (2002 est.) |
| Porty i stocznie | - | Alligator Pond, Discovery Bay, Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Rocky Point, Port Esquivel (Longswharf) |
| Stacje radiowe | AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Radia | - | 1.215 million (1997) |
| Linie kolejowe | - | total: 272 km
standard gauge: 272 km 1.435-m gauge; note - 207 km, belonging to the Jamajka Railway Corporation, were w common carrier service but are no longer operational; the remaining track is privately owned and used to transport bauxite (2000) |
| Religie | 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 w Jamajka 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) | Protestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Baptist 8.8%, Anglican 5.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Methodist 2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Brethren 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%, Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other, including some spiritual cults 34.7% |
| Wspolczynnik plci | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.034 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.816 male(s)/female total population: 0.978 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
| Prawo wyborcze | 18 years of age; universal | 18 years of age; universal |
| System telefoniczny | general assessment: fully automatic domestic telephone network
domestic: the 1999 agreement to open the market dla telecommunications services resulted w rapid growth w mobile-cellular telephone usage; mobile-cellular teledensity now exceeds 100 per 100 persons; the number of fixed-lines w use has been declining international: country code - 1-876; the Fibralink submarine cable network provides enhanced delivery of business and broadband traffic and is linked to the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) submarine cable w the Republika Dominikanska; the link to ARCOS-1 provides seamless connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Ocean Atlantycki) |
general assessment: fully automatic domestic telephone network
domestic: NA international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Ocean Atlantycki); 3 coaxial submarine cables |
| Telefony - wykorzystywane linie telefoniczne | 319,000 (2005) | 353,000 (1996) |
| Telefony komorkowe | 2.804 million (2005) | 54,640 (1996) |
| Stacje telewizyjne | 7 (1997) | 7 (1997) |
| Uksztaltowanie terenu | mostly mountains, z narrow, discontinuous coastal plain | mostly mountains, z narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
| Wspolczynnik nardzin przypadajacy na kobiety | 2.36 children born/woman (2007 est.) | 2.05 children born/woman (2002 est.) |
| Wspolczynnik bezrobocia | 10.2% (2007 est.) | 16% (2000 est.) |
| Drogi wodne | - | none |