| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:government 
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                                | gptkbp:appointedBy | ambassadors judges
 Cabinet ministers
 
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                                | gptkbp:capital | gptkb:Kingston 
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                                | gptkbp:chamber | gptkb:House_of_Representatives gptkb:United_States_Congress
 
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                                | gptkbp:constitution | gptkb:Constitution_of_Jamaica 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:Jamaica 
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                                | gptkbp:currency | gptkb:Jamaican_dollar 
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                                | gptkbp:electionsHeld | every 5 years or earlier 
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                                | gptkbp:executiveBranch | gptkb:Cabinet_of_Jamaica 
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                                | gptkbp:firstGovernor | gptkb:Sir_Kenneth_Blackburne 
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                                | gptkbp:governor | gptkb:Sir_Patrick_Allen 
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                                | gptkbp:headOfState | gptkb:King_Charles_III gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica
 
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                                | gptkbp:highestCourt | gptkb:Court_of_Appeal_of_Jamaica 
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                                | gptkbp:independenceDate | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:independenceDay | August 6, 1962 
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                                | gptkbp:judicialBranch | gptkb:Judiciary_of_Jamaica 
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                                | gptkbp:legislature | gptkb:Parliament_of_Jamaica 
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                                | gptkbp:location | gptkb:Caribbean 
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                                | gptkbp:memberOf | gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations gptkb:United_Nations
 gptkb:Caribbean_Community_(CARICOM)
 
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                                | gptkbp:monarchRepresentedBy | gptkb:Governor-General_of_Jamaica 
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                                | gptkbp:officialLanguage | English 
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                                | gptkbp:party | gptkb:People's_National_Party gptkb:Jamaica_Labour_Party
 
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                                | gptkbp:president | gptkb:King_Charles_III 
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                                | gptkbp:primeMinister | gptkb:Alexander_Bustamante gptkb:Andrew_Holness
 no fixed term
 
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                                | gptkbp:responsibleFor | gptkb:infrastructure gptkb:law_enforcement
 education
 environmental protection
 healthcare
 national defense
 public order
 taxation
 foreign affairs
 social services
 
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                                | gptkbp:state | United Kingdom (until 1962) 
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                                | gptkbp:termLength | 5 years 
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                                | gptkbp:votingSystem | first-past-the-post parliamentary democracy
 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://jis.gov.jm/government/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Ruel_Reid 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Jamaican Government 
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