Official Title: Republic of Haiti General Information
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Population: 8,610,000
Total Area: 27,750 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 32.57 gourdes
National Holiday: January 1
Language(s): French and Creole Political Information
Type of State:
Republic Type of Government:
Presidential republic; bicameral National Assembly, 20-member Senate and 99-member Chamber of Deputies; president elected for 5-year term, senators elected for 6-year term; deputies elected for 4-year term; 10 regional departments. Head of State:
President René Garcia Préval Head of Government:
Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis Ministers:
Foreign Affairs and Worship : Jean Renald Clérismé Économy and Finance : Daniel Dorsainvi Justice and Public Security: René Magloire Main Political Parties:
LESPWA, Fusion, Alliance, OLP and Lavallas Elections:
Economic InformationPlease note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Haiti | Canada |
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| GDP: | 4.83 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 580 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 0.4% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 15.8% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and InvestmentCanadian exports from country: $33,761,073
Canadian imports from country: $25,110,398
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Haiti: million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Robert Hans Tippenhauer Foreign Consulates in Canada:
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Claude Boucher Canadian Consulates Abroad:
January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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