Jamaica’s Administrative Structure
| International Country Code: | JM |
| Type of Government: | Parliamentary Democracy |
| Capital: | Kingston |
| Administrative Divisions: | 14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, St. Andrew, St. Ann, St. Catherine, St. Elizabeth, St. James, St. Mary, St. Thomas, Trelawny, and Westmoreland. |
| Independence: | 6 August 1962 (from United Kingdom) |
| Legal System: | Based on English Common Law. |
| Suffrage: | 18 years of age; universal. |
| Executive Branch: | Head of State: QUEEN ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by a Governor-General. Head of Government: Prime Minister. Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister. |
| Legislative Branch: | Bi-cameral Parliament |
| Senate: Consists of a 21-member body appointed by the Governor-General. 13 persons on the advice of the Prime Minister and 8 persons on the recommendation of the Leader of The Opposition. | |
| House of Representatives: Consists of 63 elected officials from a General Election. (3rd September 2020) | |
| Judicial Branch: | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Great Britain) Court of Appeal of Jamaica. The Supreme Court of Jamaica, Resident Magistrates Courts, Petty Sessions Courts. |