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Country name:
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conventional long form:
Republic of Haiti
conventional short form: Haiti
local short form: Haiti
local long form: Republique d'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 - departement); 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; return to
constitutional rule, 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 Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE (since 7 February 2001)
head of government: Prime Minister Yvon NEPTUNE (since 4 March 2002);
note - former Prime Minister CHERESTAL resigned in January 2002
cabinet: Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with
the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
election last held 26 November 2000 (next to be held NA 2005); prime
minister appointed by the president, ratified by the National Assembly
election results: Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE elected president; percent
of vote - Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE 92% |
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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)
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 NA 2002); 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 NA 2004)
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]; Convergence (opposition
coalition composed of ESPACE, OPL, and MOCHRENA) [Gerard PIERRE-CHARLES,
Evans PAUL, Luc MESADIEU, Victor BENOIT]; Democratic Consultation Group
coalition or ESPACE [Evans PAUL, Victor Benoit] composed of the following
parties: National Congress of Democratic Movements or KONAKOM, National
Progressive Revolutionary Party or PANPRA, Generation 2004, and Haiti Can;
Haitian Christian Democratic Party or PDCH [Marie-France CLAUDE]; Haitian
Democratic Party or PADEM [Clark PARENT]; Lavalas Family or FL
[Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE]; Mobilization for National Development or MDN
[Hubert DE RONCERAY]; Movement for National Reconstruction or MRN [Rene
THEODORE]; Movement for the Installation of Democracy in Haiti or MIDH [Marc
BAZIN]; Movement for the Organization of the Country or MOP [Gesner COMEAU
and Jean MOLIERE]; National Cooperative Action Movement or MKN [Volrick Remy
JOSEPH]; National Front for Change and Democracy or FNCD [Evans PAUL and
Turneb DELPE]; New Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MOCHRENA [Luc
MESADIEU]; Open the Gate or PLB [Renaud BERNARDIN]; Struggling People's
Organization or OPL [Gerard PIERRE-CHARLES] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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Autonomous Haitian Workers or
CATH; Confederation of Haitian Workers or CTH; Federation of Workers Trade
Unions or FOS; National Popular Assembly or APN; Papaye Peasants Movement or
MPP; Popular Organizations Gathering Power or PROP; Roman Catholic Church
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International organization participation:
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ACCT, ACP, Caricom, CCC,
ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,
IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW (signatory), PCA,
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador (vacant); Chief of Mission Harry Frantz LEO
consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Miami, New York, and San Juan
(Puerto Rico)
FAX: [1] (202) 745-7215
telephone: [1] (202) 332-4090
chancery: 2311 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Roger NORIEGA
embassy: 5 Harry S Truman Boulevard, Port-au-Prince
mailing address: P. O. Box 1761, Port-au-Prince
telephone: [509] 222-0354, 222-0269, 222-0200, 222-0327
FAX: [509] 223-1641, 222-0200, extension 460 |
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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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