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Hauptstadt
Name: Port-au-Prince
geographische Koordinaten: 18 32 N, 72 20 W
Zeitunterschied: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
etymology: according to tradition, in 1706, a Captain de Saint-Andre named the bay and its surrounding area after his ship Le Prince; the name of the town that grew there means, "the Port of The Prince"
Unabhängigkeit
1 Januar 1804 (from France)
Nationalfeiertag
Unabhängigkeit, 1 Januar (1804)
Konstitution
history: many previous; latest adopted 10 März 1987
amendments: proposed by the executive branch or by either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies; consideration of proposed amendments requires support by at least two-thirds majority of both houses; passage requires at least two-thirds majority of the membership present and at least two-thirds majority of the votes cast; approved amendments enter into force after installation of the next president of the republic; constitutional articles on the democratic and republican form of government cannot be amended; amended 2011, 2012 (2018)
Wahlrecht
18 Jahre; universal
Exekutive
Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Jovenel MOISE (seit dem 7 February 2017)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Fritz William MICHEL (seit dem 22 July 2019); note - Prime Minister Jean Michel LAPIN resigned on 22 July 2019
cabinet: Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president; parliament must ratify the Cabinet and Prime Minister's governing policy
elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a single non-consecutive term); last election originally scheduled for 9 October 2016 but postponed until 20 November 2016 due to Hurricane Matthew
election results: Jovenel MOISE elected president in first round; percent of vote - Jovenel MOISE (PHTK) 55.6%, Jude CELESTIN (LAPEH) 19.6%, Jean-Charles MOISE (PPD) 11%, Maryse NARCISSE (FL) 9%; other 4.8%

Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019