Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
President: Michel Martelly
Population
194,320
9,801,664
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
62.510 years
Capital City
Port-au-Prince
Largest city
Apia (population: 40,407)
Port-au-Prince (population: 1,234,740)
Human Development Index
0.76
0.521
GDP per capita
$1,300 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
52.9%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4
1.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.2%
5.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
40.600%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
1 January 1804 (from France)
Religions
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
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