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Conventional Long Form: Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Government Type: Semi-Presidential Republic
Date of Independence: 1st of January 1804 (from France)
National Holidays: Independence Day, 1st of January (1804)
Head of State: Interim President Jocelerme Privert
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Head of Government: Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles
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Executive Branch: Cabinet chose by president, president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term
Legislative Branch: Bicameral legislature or "le Corps Legislatif ou parlement" consists of le Senat or Senate (30 seats, 6-year terms) and la Chambre de deputes or Chamber of Deputies (118 seats, 4-year terms)
Judicial Branch: Highest court is the Supreme Court, judges appointed by the president from candidate lists submitted by the Senate of the National Assembly (article 174 says 10 year terms, article 177 says life long terms)
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Ambassador to the U.S.: Ambassador Paul Getty Altidor
Embassy Location in the U.S.: Washington DC
Consulate Locations in the U.S.: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Orlando (FL), New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico)
U.S. Ambassador: Ambassador Peter Mulrean
U.S. Embassy Location: Port-au-Prince
U.S. Consulate Location: N/A
Flag Symbolism: Colors = from the French Tricolor and represent the union of blacks and mulattoes
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National Anthem: "La Dessalinienne"
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National Symbols: Hispaniolan trogon (bird) and hibiscus flower
International Disputes: Peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti have assisted in maintaining civil order, despite efforts to control illegal migration, Haitians cross into the Dominican Republic and sail to neighboring countries, Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island
Refugees inside Country: N/A
-Origin: N/A
Internally Displaced Persons: 55,107
Stateless Persons: 977
Human Trafficking: Haiti is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking
Drug Use/Trafficking: Caribbean transshipment point for cocaine, substantial bulk cash smuggling, Colombian narcotics traffickers favor Haiti for illicit financial transactions, significant consumer of cannabis
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Government Type: Semi-Presidential Republic
Date of Independence: 1st of January 1804 (from France)
National Holidays: Independence Day, 1st of January (1804)
Head of State: Interim President Jocelerme Privert
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Head of Government: Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles
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Executive Branch: Cabinet chose by president, president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term
Legislative Branch: Bicameral legislature or "le Corps Legislatif ou parlement" consists of le Senat or Senate (30 seats, 6-year terms) and la Chambre de deputes or Chamber of Deputies (118 seats, 4-year terms)
Judicial Branch: Highest court is the Supreme Court, judges appointed by the president from candidate lists submitted by the Senate of the National Assembly (article 174 says 10 year terms, article 177 says life long terms)
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Ambassador to the U.S.: Ambassador Paul Getty Altidor
Embassy Location in the U.S.: Washington DC
Consulate Locations in the U.S.: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Orlando (FL), New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico)
U.S. Ambassador: Ambassador Peter Mulrean
U.S. Embassy Location: Port-au-Prince
U.S. Consulate Location: N/A
Flag Symbolism: Colors = from the French Tricolor and represent the union of blacks and mulattoes
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National Anthem: "La Dessalinienne"
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National Symbols: Hispaniolan trogon (bird) and hibiscus flower
International Disputes: Peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti have assisted in maintaining civil order, despite efforts to control illegal migration, Haitians cross into the Dominican Republic and sail to neighboring countries, Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island
Refugees inside Country: N/A
-Origin: N/A
Internally Displaced Persons: 55,107
Stateless Persons: 977
Human Trafficking: Haiti is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking
Drug Use/Trafficking: Caribbean transshipment point for cocaine, substantial bulk cash smuggling, Colombian narcotics traffickers favor Haiti for illicit financial transactions, significant consumer of cannabis