Haití Perfil Gobierno 2012

Capital

nombre: Port-au-Prince
coordenadas geográficas: 18 32 N, 72 20 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: no DST planned for 2012

División administrativa

10 departments (departements, singular - departement); Artibonite, Centre, Grand'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est

Independencia

1 Enero 1804 (from France)

Constitución

approved Marzo 1987; this is Haiti's 23rd constitution

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Michel MARTELLY (desde 14 May 2011)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Laurent LAMOTHE (desde 16 May 2012)
cabinet: Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held on 28 November 2010; runoff on 20 March 2011 (next to be held in 2015); prime minister appointed by the president, ratified by the National Assembly
election results: Michel MARTELLY won the runoff election held on 20 March 2011 with 67.6% of the vote against 31.7% for Mirlande MANIGAT