Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief
President: Michel Martelly
Population
5,613,380
9,801,664
Life Expectancy
77.830 years
62.510 years
Capital City
Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Port-au-Prince
Largest city
Tripoli (population: 1,150,990)
Port-au-Prince (population: 1,234,740)
Human Development Index
0.84
0.521
GDP per capita
$14,100 US
$1,300 US
Literacy Rate
82.6%
52.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.6
1.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.7%
5.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
30.000%
40.600%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
republic
Independence date
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
1 January 1804 (from France)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% note: roughly half of the population practices voodoo
Languages
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
