The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       24,000 (2003 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Haitian(s) adjective: Haitian

      Ethnic groups:

       black 95%, mulatto and white 5%

      Religions:

       Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%,

       Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)

       note: roughly half of the population practices Voodoo

      Languages:

       French (official), Creole (official)

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 52.9%

       male: 54.8%

       female: 51.2% (2003 est.)

      Government Haiti

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Republic of Haiti

       conventional short form: Haiti

       local short form: Haiti

       local long form: Republique d'Haiti

      Government type:

       elected government

      Capital:

       Port-au-Prince

      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)

      National holiday:

       Independence Day, 1 January (1804)

      Constitution:

       approved March 1987; suspended June 1988 with most articles

       reinstated March 1989; in October 1991 government claimed to be

       observing the constitution; returned to constitutional rule in

       October 1994

      Legal system:

       based on Roman civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: Interim President Boniface ALEXANDRE (since 29

       February 2004)

       note: Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE resigned as president on 29 February

       2004; ALEXANDRE, as Chief of the Supreme Court, constitutionally

       succeeded Aristide

       head of government: Interim Prime Minister Gerald LATORTUE (since 12

       March 2004), chosen by extraconstitutional Council of Eminent

       Persons representing cross-section of political and civic interests

       cabinet: Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with

       the president

       election results: Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE elected president; percent

       of vote - Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE 92%

       elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;

       election last held 26 November 2000 (next to be held in November

       2005); prime minister appointed by the president, ratified by the

       National Assembly

      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); note - the National Assembly stopped functioning

       in January 2004 when the terms of all Deputies and two-thirds of

       sitting Senators expired; no replacements have been elected; the

       Prime Minister is currently ruling by decree

       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

       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 in 2004); 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 in November 2005)

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation

      Political parties and leaders:

       Alliance for the Liberation and Advancement of Haiti or ALAH

       [Reynold GEORGES]; Assembly of Progressive National Democrats or

       RDNP [Leslie MANIGAT]; Convention for Democratic Unity or KID

       [leader Evans PAUL]; Democratic Convergence (opposition coalition

       composed of KID, KONAKOM, OPL, PANPRA, RNDP, MIDH, and MOCHRENA)

       [Evans PAUL, Victor BENOIT, Edgard LEBLANC, Serge GILLES, Leslie

       MANIGAT, Marc BAZIN, Luc MESADIEU]; Democratic Movement for the

       Liberation of Haiti or MODELH [Francois LATORTUE]; Grand Center

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