Capital: Port-au-Prince
Population (million): 10.413
Total Area: 27,750km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 40.88 Gourdes (HTG)(2012)
National Holiday: Independance: January 1, 1804
Language(s): French and Creole

Type of State:
Presidential Republic

Type of Government:
Bicameral parliament with a 30 seat Senate and a 99 seat Chamber of Deputies. The President is elected by universal suffrage, and appoints the Prime Minister with the approval of Parliament. The Prime Minister appoints his government with the approval of the President and the approval of Parliament. Judicial: Court of Cassation

Head of State:
President Michel Martelly

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe

Ministers:
Planing and external cooperation: Laurent Lamothe
Foreign Affairs and cults : Pierre Richard Casimir
Trade: Wilson Laleau

Main Political Parties:
Alternativ, Inite, Ayiti en aksyon, Lavni, MAS, Ansanm nou fò, Repons Peyizan, Konbit, Plateforme libération, Mochrena, OPL, KID, RNDP, Fanmi Lavalas, Tèt Kale, Fusion, AKO

Elections:
Legislative: March 2013 (tentative, originally due November 2011); Presidential: November 2016

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Canadian exports to country: $35,935,139
Canadian imports from country: $30,171,466
FDI in Canada: (2011) $ million
CDI in Haiti: (2011) $ million

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Frantz Liautaud

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Henri-Paul Normandin