Conventional long form: Republic of Haiti Capital city: Port-au-Prince Type of government: Semi-presidential republic Date of independence: January 1, 1804 National holiday: Independence day celebrated on January 1 Chief of State: Interim President Jocelerme Privert Head of Government: Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles Executive Branch:
President is elected by a majority vote
5 year term
Legislative Branch:
Bicameral legislature
30 seats
Judicial Branch:
Supreme court
judges are appointed by the president based on a list submitted by the Senator
Suffrage: 18 years old Ambassador to US: Ambassador Paul Getty Altidor Embassy in the US: Washington D.C Location of their consulate: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Orlando, New York, San Juan Ambassador to them: Ambassador Peter Mulrean Location of US embassy to them: Port-au-Prince Location of US consultants to them: Port-au-Prince Representative to UN: Jean Wesley Cazeau Symbolism of their flag: The colors are taken from the French which represents the union of blacks and mulattoes National anthem: Click here to listen to it National symbols: Hispaniolan trogon, hibiscus flower, national colors: blue and red International disputes: The UN sends troops to maintain peace in Haiti Quantity of refugees: 55,107 Quantity of internal displaced people (IDP): 55,107 Quantity of stateless people: 977 Human trafficking: Forced labor and sex trafficking, most involve children Illicit drug trafficking use: Smuggle drugs, a lot of people here consume cannabis
Haiti's chief of state (left) Haiti's head of government (right)