HAITI
Official name: REPUBLIC OF HAITI
Short name: Haiti
Date of membership: 17 March 1977
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Government
Administrative divisions: 9 departments (departements, singular - departement); Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est.
Independence: 1 January 1804 (from France)
Constitution: Approved March 1987
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: Chief of state: President Michelle Martelly since May 14th 2011. Prime Minister: Laurent Salvador Lemothe, since May 4th 2012.
Legislative branch: 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).
Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation
Internet Code: .ht
Official Web Portal: http://www.haiti.org
Geography
Location: Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic.
Area: 27,750 sq km
Land boundaries: 360 km
Border countries: Dominican Republic 360 km
Coastline: 1,771 km
Natural resources: Bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower.
Environment - international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection.
Economic indicators
| Total at current prices | 8546 | Millions USD | 2017 |
| Per capita at current prices | 775 | USD | 2017 |
| Growth rate per capita a constant prices | 0.1 | % | 2017 |
| Country share in regional GDP | 0.2 | % | 2017 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices) | 161.9 | % | 2017 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices) | -56.5 | % | 2017 |
Source: Haiti: National Economic Profile. CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. On line. Inquiry: July 07, 2019. NA= Data not available
Socio-demographic indicators
| Total population (thousands) | 11.302 | (000) | 2015 |
| Life expectancy | 64 | Años | 2015-2020 |
| Women | 66 | Años | 2015-2020 |
| Men | 62 | Años | 2015-2020 |
| Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP | 72.3 | % | 2016 |
| Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24 | 82.1 | % | 2006 |
| Net rate of enrolment in primary education | 57.3 | % | 1997 |
| Net rate of enrolment in secondary education | ND | ND | ND |
| Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP | 6.9 | % | 2015 |
| Gini Coefficient | NA | NA | NA |
| Unemployment | NA | NA | NA |
Source: Haiti: National Socio-Demographic Profile. CEPALSTAT. Data Bases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. On line. Inquiry: July 07, 2019. NA= No data available.
Languages: French (official), Creole (official)
