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Country name:
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conventional long form:
Republic of Haiti
conventional short form: Haiti
local long form: Republique d'Haiti
local short form: Haiti |
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Government type:
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elected government |
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Capital:
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Port-au-Prince |
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Administrative divisions:
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9 departments (departements, singular -
department); Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest,
Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est |
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Independence:
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1 January 1804 (from France)
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National holiday:
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Independence Day, 1 January (1804)
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Constitution:
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approved March 1987; suspended June
1988 with most articles reinstated March 1989; in October 1991
government claimed to be observing the constitution; returned to
constitutional rule in October 1994 |
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Legal system:
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based on Roman civil law system;
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
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Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal |
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Executive branch:
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chief of state: President Rene PREVAL (since 14 May 2006)
head of government: Prime Minister Jean-Max BELLERIVE (since 7 November 2009)
cabinet: Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation
with the president
elections:president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held 7 February 2006 (next to be held in 2011); prime minister appointed by the president, ratified by the National Assembly
election results:Rene PREVAL elected president; percent of vote - Rene PREVAL 51% |
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Legislative branch:
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bicameral National Assembly or
Assemblee Nationale consists of the Senate (27 seats; members
elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third elected
every two years) and the Chamber of Deputies (83 seats; members are
elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms); note - the
National Assembly stopped functioning in January 2004 when the terms
of all Deputies and two-thirds of sitting Senators expired; no
replacements have been elected; the President is currently ruling by
decree
elections: Senate - last held for two-thirds of seats 21 May
2000 with runoffs on 9 July boycotted by the opposition; seven seats
still disputed; election for remaining one-third held on 26 November
2000 (next to be held in 2005); Chamber of Deputies - last held 21
May 2000 with runoffs on 30 July boycotted by the opposition; one
vacant seat rerun 26 November 2000 (next to be held in November
2005)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%;
seats by party - FL 26, independent 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent
of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - FL 73, MOCHRENA 3, PLB 2,
OPL 1, vacant 1, other minor parties and independents 3 |
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Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation
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Political parties and leaders:
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Alliance for the Liberation and
Advancement of Haiti or ALAH [Reynold GEORGES]; Assembly of
Progressive National Democrats or RDNP [Leslie MANIGAT]; Ayiti Kapab
[Ernst VERDIEU]; Convention for Democratic Unity or KID [Evans
PAUL]; National Congress of Democratic Movements or KONAKOM [Victor
BENOIT]; Nationalist Progressive Revolutionary Party or PANPRA
[Serge GILLES]; Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti or
MODELH [Francois LATORTUE]; Grand Center Right Front coalition
(composed of MDN, MRN, and PDCH) [Hubert de RONCERAY, Jean BUTEAU,
Osner FEVRY and Marie-Denise CLAUDE]; Haitian Christian Democratic
Party or PDCH [Osner FEVRY and Marie-Denise CLAUDE]; Haitian
Democratic Party or PADEMH [Clark PARENT]; Haitian Democratic and
Reform Movement or MODEREH [Dany TOUSSAINT and Pierre Soncon
PRINCE]; Heads Together [Dr. Gerard BLOT]; Lavalas Family or FL
[leader NA]; Liberal Party of Haiti or PLH [Michael MADSEN];
Mobilization for National Development or MDN [Hubert DE RONCERAY];
Movement for National Reconstruction or MRN [Jean Henold BUTEAU];
Movement for the Installation of Democracy in Haiti or MIDH [Marc
BAZIN]; National Front for the Reconstruction of Haiti or FRON [Guy
PHILIPPE]; National Progressive Democratic Party or PNDPH [Turneb
DELPE]; New Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MOCHRENA [Luc
MESADIEU]; Open the Gate Party (Parti Louvri Bayre) or PLB [leader
NA]; Popular Party for the Renewal of Haiti, or Generation 2000
[Claude ROMAIN and Daniel SUPPLICE]; Struggling People's
Organization or OPL [Edgard LEBLANC]; MNP28 [Dejean BELIZAIRE];
KOMBA [Evans LESCOUFLAIR] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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Autonomous Organizations of Haitian
Workers or CATH [Fignole ST-CYR]; Confederation of Haitian Workers
or CTH; Federation of Workers Trade Unions or FOS; Group of 184
Civil Society Organization, or G-184 [Andy APAID]; National Popular
Assembly or APN; Papaye Peasants Movement or MPP [Chavannes
JEAN-BAPTISTE]; Popular Organizations Gathering Power or PROP; Roman
Catholic Church; Protestant Federation of Haiti |
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International organization participation:
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ACCT, ACP, Caricom, FAO, G-77, IADB,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,
IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, MIGA, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW
(signatory), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO |
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
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chief of mission:
Charge d'Affaires Raymond JOSEPH (as of November 2004)
chancery: 2311 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 332-4090
FAX: [1] (202) 745-7215
consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Miami, New York, and
San Juan (Puerto Rico) |
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Timothy M. CARNEY
embassy: 5 Harry S Truman Boulevard, Port-au-Prince
mailing address: P. O. Box 1761, Port-au-Prince
telephone: [509] 222-0200
FAX: [509] 223-9038 |
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Flag description:
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two equal horizontal bands of blue
(top) and red with a centered white rectangle bearing the coat of
arms, which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons
above a scroll bearing the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes
Strength) |
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