Official name: REPUBLIC OF HAITI
Short name: Haiti
Date of membership: 17 March 1977
Capital: Port-au-Prince
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 | 15505 | Millions USD | 2020 |
| Per capita at current prices | 1360 | USD | 2020 |
| Growth rate per capita a constant prices | -4.5 | % | 2020 |
| 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. Inquiry: February 23, 2022. NA= Data not available
Socio-demographic indicators
| Total population (thousands) | 11 402.5 | (000) | 2020 |
| Life expectancy | 65 | Años | 2020_2025 |
| Women | 67 | Años | 2020_2025 |
| Men | 63 | Años | 2020_2025 |
| Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP | 7.7 | % | 2018 |
| Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24 | 83.0 | % | 2016 |
| Net rate of enrolment in primary education | 58.1 | % | 1997 |
| Net rate of enrolment in secondary education | ND | ND | ND |
| Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP | 1.7 | % | 2018 |
| Gini Coefficient | NA | % | NA |
| Unemployment | NA | % | NA |
| Migration | 2.7 | % | 2020_2025 |
Source: Haiti: National Socio-Demographic Profile. CEPALSTAT. Data Bases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 23, 2022. NA= Data not available.
Languages: French (official), Creole (official)
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: Prime Minister Ariel Henry, since July 21, 2021.
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
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