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Administrative divisions: This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by BGN are noted.
Capital city > Geographic coordinates: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
Capital city > Name: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
Constitution: The dates of adoption, revisions, and major amendments to a nation's constitution
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address: This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
Executive branch > Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
Executive branch > Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
Executive branch > Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
Government type: A description of the basic form of government (e.g., republic, constitutional monarchy, federal republic, parliamentary democracy, military dictatorship).
Judicial branch: The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
Legal system: A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
Legislative branch: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
Political pressure groups and leaders: Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
Suffrage: The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
International organization participation: This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.
Government corruption rating: Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector assess the extent to which the executive can be held accountable for its use of funds and for the results of its actions by the electorate and by the legislature and judiciary, and the extent to which public employees within the executive are required to account for administrative decisions, use of resources, and results obtained. The three main dimensions assessed here are the accountability of the executive to oversight institutions and of public employees for their performance, access of civil society to information on public affairs, and state capture by narrow vested interests."
Country name > Conventional long form: This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
Executive branch > Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
National symbol(s): A national symbol is a faunal, floral, or other abstract representation - or some distinctive object - that over time has come to be closely identified with a country or entity. Not all countries have national symbols; a few countries have more than one.
Flag description: A written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
Red tape > Time required to start a business > Days: Time required to start a business (days). Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.
Country name > Conventional short form: This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
Constitutional form: Constitutional form of government.
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International: This entry includes a wide variety of situations that range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral claims of one sort or another. Information regarding disputes over international terrestrial and maritime boundaries has been reviewed by the US Department of State. References to other situations involving borders or frontiers may also be included, such as resource disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues; however, inclusion does not necessarily constitute official acceptance or recognition by the US Government.
National anthem: A generally patriotic musical composition - usually in the form of a song or hymn of praise - that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions, or struggles of a nation or its people. National anthems can be officially recognized as a national song by a country's constitution or by an enacted law, or simply by tradition. Although most anthems contain lyrics, some do not.
Democracy > CPIA gender equality rating: Gender equality assesses the extent to which the country has installed institutions and programs to enforce laws and policies that promote equal access for men and women in education, health, the economy, and protection under law.
Legislative branch > Elections: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
Legislative branch > Election results: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
Democracy and rights > Press freedom index: Compares countries by their degree of government censorship, according to the Press freedom index. This index, created by the non-governmental organization Reporters without borders (RWS), is ellaborated using data from an extensive annual survey sent to professional reporters throughout the world. The survey contains questions about the type and ownership of media present in the country, freedom of speech, violence exerted against reporters, election campaigns, access of political parties to the media, etc.
Parliament > Seats held by women > Percentage: Percentage of seats held by women in country's national parliament or legislative houses.
Independence: For most countries, this entry gives the date that sovereignty was achieved and from which nation, empire, or trusteeship. For the other countries, the date given may not represent "independence" in the strict sense, but rather some significant nationhood event such as the traditional founding date or the date of unification, federation, confederation, establishment, fundamental change in the form of government, or state succession. Dependent areas include the notation "none" followed by the nature of their dependency status. "
Executive branch > Election results: Election results includes the percent of vote for each candidate in the last election (if any)
Judicial branch > Subordinate courts: This entry is derived from Government > Judicial branch, which includes three subfields. The highest court(s) subfield includes the name(s) of a country's highest level court(s), the number and titles of the judges, and the types of cases heard by the court, which commonly are based on civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional law. A number of countries have separate constitutional courts. The judge selection and term of office subfield includes the organizations and associated officials responsible for nominating and appointing judges, and a brief description of the process. The selection process can be indicative of the independence of a country's court system from other branches of its government. Also included in this subfield are judges' tenures, which can range from a few years, to a specified retirement age, to lifelong appointments. The subordinate courts subfield lists the courts lower in the hierarchy of a country's court system. A few countries with federal-style governments, such as Brazil, Canada, and the US, in addition to their federal court, have separate state- or province-level court systems, though generally the two systems interact.
Basis of executive legitimacy: Basis of executive legitimacy.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Transnational Issues > Illicit drugs: This entry gives information on the five categories of illicit drugs - narcotics, stimulants, depressants (sedatives), hallucinogens, and cannabis. These categories include many drugs legally produced and prescribed by doctors as well as those illegally produced and sold outside of medical channels.
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) is the common hemp plant, which provides hallucinogens with some sedative properties, and includes marijuana (pot, Acapulco gold, grass, reefer), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, Marinol), hashish (hash), and hashish oil (hash oil).
Coca (mostly Erythroxylum coca) is a bush with leaves that contain the stimulant used to make cocaine. Coca is not to be confused with cocoa, which comes from cacao seeds and is used in making chocolate, cocoa, and cocoa butter.
Cocaine is a stimulant derived from the leaves of the coca bush.
Depressants (sedatives) are drugs that reduce tension and anxiety and include chloral hydrate, barbiturates (Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, phenobarbital), benzodiazepines (Librium, Valium), methaqualone (Quaalude), glutethimide (Doriden), and others (Equanil, Placidyl, Valmid).
Drugs are any chemical substances that effect a physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral change in an individual.
Drug abuse is the use of any licit or illicit chemical substance that results in physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral impairment in an individual.
Hallucinogens are drugs that affect sensation, thinking, self-awareness, and emotion. Hallucinogens include LSD (acid, microdot), mescaline and peyote (mexc, buttons, cactus), amphetamine variants (PMA, STP, DOB), phencyclidine (PCP, angel dust, hog), phencyclidine analogues (PCE, PCPy, TCP), and others (psilocybin, psilocyn).
Hashish is the resinous exudate of the cannabis or hemp plant (Cannabis sativa).
Heroin is a semisynthetic derivative of morphine.
Mandrax is a trade name for methaqualone, a pharmaceutical depressant.
Marijuana is the dried leaf of the cannabis or hemp plant (Cannabis sativa).
Methaqualone is a pharmaceutical depressant, referred to as mandrax in Southwest Asia and Africa.
Narcotics are drugs that relieve pain, often induce sleep, and refer to opium, opium derivatives, and synthetic substitutes. Natural narcotics include opium (paregoric, parepectolin), morphine (MS-Contin, Roxanol), codeine (Tylenol with codeine, Empirin with codeine, Robitussin AC), and thebaine. Semisynthetic narcotics ...
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Democracy and rights > Freedom of the press: Compares countries by freedom of the press. The lower the score, the more free the press of that country is. The scores are taken from the Freedom of the Press Index, elaborated by Freedom House, self-defined as "an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world". The data used in the index come from an annual survey of media independence in 197 countries and territories, assessing the degree of print, broadcast, and internet freedom in each of them.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women.
Diplomatic representation from the US > Embassy: This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
Red tape > Start-up procedures to register a business > Number: Start-up procedures to register a business (number). Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
National holiday: The primary national day of celebration - often independence day.
Capital > Geographic coordinates: This entry is derived from Government > Capital, which gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
Democracy > First female parliamentarian: Year first woman elected or appointed to parliament.
Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Current situation: This entry is derived from Government > Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons, which trafficking in persons is modern-day slavery, involving victims who are forced, defrauded, or coerced into labor or sexual exploitation. The International Labor Organization (ILO), the UN agency charged with addressing labor standards, employment, and social protection issues, estimates that 12.3 million people worldwide are enslaved in forced labor, bonded labor, forced child labor, sexual servitude, and involuntary servitude at any given time. Human trafficking is a multi-dimensional threat, depriving people of their human rights and freedoms, risking global health, promoting social breakdown, inhibiting development by depriving countries of their human capital, and helping fuel the growth of organized crime. In 2000, the US Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), reauthorized in 2003 and 2005, which provides tools for the US to combat trafficking in persons, both domestically and abroad. One of the law's key components is the creation of the US Department of State's annual Trafficking in Persons Report, which assesses the government response (i.e., the current situation) in some 150 countries with a significant number of victims trafficked across their borders who are recruited, harbored, transported, provided, or obtained for forced labor or sexual exploitation.Countries in the annual report are rated in three tiers, based on government efforts to combat trafficking. The countries identified in this entry are those listed in the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report as Tier 2 Watch List or Tier 3 based on the following tier rating definitions:
Tier 2 Watch List countries do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to do so, and meet one of the following criteria:
1. they display high or significantly increasing number of victims,
2. they have failed to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons, or,
3. they have committed to take action over the next year.
Tier 3 countries neither satisfy the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking nor demonstrate a significant effort to do so. Countries in this tier are subject to potential non-humanitarian and non-trade sanctions.
Time required to start a business > Days: Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.
Leaders > President: Government > Leaders > President
Judicial branch > Judge selection and term of office: This entry is derived from Government > Judicial branch, which includes three subfields. The highest court(s) subfield includes the name(s) of a country's highest level court(s), the number and titles of the judges, and the types of cases heard by the court, which commonly are based on civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional law. A number of countries have separate constitutional courts. The judge selection and term of office subfield includes the organizations and associated officials responsible for nominating and appointing judges, and a brief description of the process. The selection process can be indicative of the independence of a country's court system from other branches of its government. Also included in this subfield are judges' tenures, which can range from a few years, to a specified retirement age, to lifelong appointments. The subordinate courts subfield lists the courts lower in the hierarchy of a country's court system. A few countries with federal-style governments, such as Brazil, Canada, and the US, in addition to their federal court, have separate state- or province-level court systems, though generally the two systems interact.
Red tape > Burden of customs procedure, WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient: Burden of customs procedure, WEF (1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient). Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Respondents evaluated the efficiency of customs procedures in their country. The lowest score (1) rates the customs procedure as extremely inefficient, and the highest score (7) as extremely efficient.
Red tape > Time required to register property > Days: Time required to register property (days). Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property.
Politics: Country politics.
International law organization participation: This entry includes information on a country's acceptance of jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and of the International Criminal Court (ICCt); 55 countries have accepted ICJ jurisdiction with reservations and 11 have accepted ICJ jurisdiction without reservations; 114 countries have accepted ICCt jurisdiction. Appendix B: International Organizations and Groups explains the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt.
Parliament > Seats held by men: Number of seats held by men in country's naitonal parliament or legislative houses.
Red tape > Start-up procedures to register a business > Number per million: Start-up procedures to register a business (number). Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chancery: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
Diplomatic representation from the US > Chief of mission: This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
Diplomatic representation from the US > Telephone: This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
Parliament > Seats held by women: Number of seats held by women in country's parliament or legislative houses.
Leaders > President > Summary: Government > Leaders > President > Summary
UN membership date: Date of United Nations Membership
Red tape > Procedures to build a warehouse > Number: Procedures to build a warehouse (number). Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical experts apart from architects and engineers.
Capital city: The location of the seat of government.
Capital > Name: This entry is derived from Government > Capital, which gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Red tape > Time required to get electricity > Days: Time required to get electricity (days). Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout: The proportion of registered voters who actually voted.
Democracy and rights > Year women first voted at national level: Year women first voted at national level.
Capital > Time difference: This entry is derived from Government > Capital, which gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
International relations: Country international relations.
Red tape > Time required to get electricity > Days per million: Time required to get electricity (days). Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Leaders > Head of state > Term limit for head of state: Head(s) of state.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Democracy > Female ministers: Women in government at ministerial level in 2000 (as % of total). Data were provided by states based on their definition of national executive and may therefore include women serving as ministers and vice ministers and those holding other ministerial positions, including parliamentary secretaries.
Foreign relations > Recognition of Israel notes: Notes and remarks about the date on which Israel was officially recognized as a state.
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating > 1=low to 6=high: Quality of budgetary and financial management assesses the extent to which there is a comprehensive and credible budget linked to policy priorities, effective financial management systems, and timely and accurate accounting and fiscal reporting, including timely and audited public accounts."
Red tape > Time required to enforce a contract > Days: Time required to enforce a contract (days). Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment.
Democracy > Female parliamentarians: Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses.
Red tape > Procedures to register property > Number: Procedures to register property (number). Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property.
Leaders > President > Profile: Government > Leaders > President > Profile
Role of head of state: Head of state.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Start-up procedures to register a business > Number: Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.
Red tape > Burden of customs procedure, WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient per million: Burden of customs procedure, WEF (1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient). Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Respondents evaluated the efficiency of customs procedures in their country. The lowest score (1) rates the customs procedure as extremely inefficient, and the highest score (7) as extremely efficient. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong: Strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating that these laws are better designed to expand access to credit."
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Parliament > Seats held by women per million people: Number of seats held by women in country's parliament or legislative houses. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Democracy > Female suffrage: Year in which women received the right to vote. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to vote.
Red tape > Time required to build a warehouse > Days: Time required to build a warehouse (days). Time required to build a warehouse is the number of calendar days needed to complete the required procedures for building a warehouse. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high: Building human resources assesses the national policies and public and private sector service delivery that affect the access to and quality of health and education services, including prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria."
Red tape > Time required to start a business > Days per million: Time required to start a business (days). Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Red tape > Procedures to enforce a contract > Number per million: Procedures to enforce a contract (number). Number of procedures to enforce a contract are the number of independent actions, mandated by law or courts, that demand interaction between the parties of a contract or between them and the judge or court officer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Red tape > Time required to register property > Days per million: Time required to register property (days). Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Red tape > Procedures to build a warehouse > Number per million: Procedures to build a warehouse (number). Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical experts apart from architects and engineers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Red tape > Time required to build a warehouse > Days per million: Time required to build a warehouse (days). Time required to build a warehouse is the number of calendar days needed to complete the required procedures for building a warehouse. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Foreign relations > Diplomatic representation in the US > Ambassador: Name of ambassador to the USA.
Time required to build a warehouse > Days: Time required to build a warehouse is the number of calendar days needed to complete the required procedures for building a warehouse. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population: International IDEA has chosen to use not only the reported registration rate to calculate turnout percentages, but also the voting age population (VAP) which includes all citizens above the legal voting age
CPIA fiscal policy rating > 1=low to 6=high: Fiscal policy assesses the short- and medium-term sustainability of fiscal policy (taking into account monetary and exchange rate policy and the sustainability of the public debt) and its impact on growth.
CPIA social protection rating > 1=low to 6=high: Social protection and labor assess government policies in social protection and labor market regulations that reduce the risk of becoming poor, assist those who are poor to better manage further risks, and ensure a minimal level of welfare to all people."
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating > 1=low to 6=high: Property rights and rule-based governance assess the extent to which private economic activity is facilitated by an effective legal system and rule-based governance structure in which property and contract rights are reliably respected and enforced.
Democracy > Female candidacy: Year in which women received the right to stand for election. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to stand for election.
Trademarks > Nonresidents per 1000: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Trademarks > Nonresidents > Per capita: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Total vote: The total number of votes cast in the relevant election. Total vote includes valid and invalid votes, as well as blank votes in cases where these are separated from invalid votes. More information on valid, invalid and blank votes can be found at aceproject.org
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Turnout: The number of votes divided by the Voting Age Population figure, expressed as a percentage.
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voter registration: The number of registered voters. The figure represents the number of names on the voters' register at the time that the registration process closes, as reported by the electoral management body.
Time required to enforce a contract > Days: Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment.
Start-up procedures to register a business > Number > Per capita: Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Procedures to register property > Number: Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property.
Procedures to build a warehouse > Number: Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical experts apart from architects and engineers.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating: Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.
Democracy > CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average: The public sector management and institutions cluster includes property rights and rule-based governance, quality of budgetary and financial management, efficiency of revenue mobilization, quality of public administration, and transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector.
CPIA quality of public administration rating: Quality of public administration assesses the extent to which civilian central government staff is structured to design and implement government policy and deliver services effectively.
Time to resolve insolvency > Years: Time to resolve insolvency is the number of years from the filing for insolvency in court until the resolution of distressed assets.
Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Constant LCU: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.
Trademarks > Residents > Per capita: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Annual % growth: Annual percentage growth of general government final consumption expenditure based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. General government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.
Trademarks > Residents per million: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Time required to register property > Days: Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property.
Procedures to register property > Number per million: Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Trademarks > Nonresidents: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.
Procedures to enforce a contract > Number per million: Number of procedures to enforce a contract are the number of independent actions, mandated by law or courts, that demand interaction between the parties of a contract or between them and the judge or court officer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
IDA resource allocation index > 1=low to 6=high: IDA Resource Allocation Index is obtained by calculating the average score for each cluster and then by averaging those scores. For each of 16 criteria countries are rated on a scale of 1 (low) to 6 (high).
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments > %: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
CPIA efficiency of revenue mobilisation rating > 1=low to 6=high: Efficiency of revenue mobilisation assesses the overall pattern of revenue mobilisation--not only the de facto tax structure, but also revenue from all sources as actually collected."
CPIA financial sector rating > 1=low to 6=high: Financial sector assesses the structure of the financial sector and the policies and regulations that affect it.
CPIA macroeconomic management rating: Macroeconomic management assesses the monetary, exchange rate, and aggregate demand policy framework."
CPIA policies for social inclusion or equity cluster average > 1=low to 6=high: The policies for social inclusion and equity cluster includes gender equality, equity of public resource use, building human resources, social protection and labor, and policies and institutions for environmental sustainability."
CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating > 1=low to 6=high: Policy and institutions for environmental sustainability assess the extent to which environmental policies foster the protection and sustainable use of natural resources and the management of pollution.
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average > 1=low to 6=high: The public sector management and institutions cluster includes property rights and rule-based governance, quality of budgetary and financial management, efficiency of revenue mobilisation, quality of public administration, and transparency, accountability, and corruption in"
Diplomatic representation in the US > Consulate(s) general: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
Start-up procedures to register a business > Number per million: Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Democracy > CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating: Property rights and rule-based governance assess the extent to which private economic activity is facilitated by an effective legal system and rule-based governance structure in which property and contract rights are reliably respected and enforced.
Foreign relations > Diplomatic relations with Palestine: Indicates whether or not each country has diplomatic relations with Palestine.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating > 1=low to 6=high: Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment > Business regulation effectiveness: Business regulatory environment assesses the extent to which the legal, regulatory, and policy environments help or hinder private businesses in investing, creating jobs, and becoming more productive."
Red tape > Procedures to enforce a contract > Number: Procedures to enforce a contract (number). Number of procedures to enforce a contract are the number of independent actions, mandated by law or courts, that demand interaction between the parties of a contract or between them and the judge or court officer.
Red tape > Procedures to register property > Number per million: Procedures to register property (number). Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions.
Procedures to build a warehouse > Number > Per capita: Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical experts apart from architects and engineers. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Republic establishment date: The date on which each country (or its precursor) changed its form of government to a republic. In a republic, the power resides in the country’s people, the government and legislature is elected and the country is ruled according to its laws.
Red tape > Time required to enforce a contract > Days per million: Time required to enforce a contract (days). Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Foreign relations > Date of recognition of Kosovo: Date on which Kosovo was officially recognized as a state.
Trademarks > Residents: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.
Procedures to register property > Number > Per capita: Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Procedures to enforce a contract > Number > Per capita: Number of procedures to enforce a contract are the number of independent actions, mandated by law or courts, that demand interaction between the parties of a contract or between them and the judge or court officer. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
CPIA quality of public administration rating > 1=low to 6=high: Quality of public administration assesses the extent to which civilian central government staff is structured to design and implement government policy and deliver services effectively.
Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Tier rating: This entry is derived from Government > Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons, which trafficking in persons is modern-day slavery, involving victims who are forced, defrauded, or coerced into labor or sexual exploitation. The International Labor Organization (ILO), the UN agency charged with addressing labor standards, employment, and social protection issues, estimates that 12.3 million people worldwide are enslaved in forced labor, bonded labor, forced child labor, sexual servitude, and involuntary servitude at any given time. Human trafficking is a multi-dimensional threat, depriving people of their human rights and freedoms, risking global health, promoting social breakdown, inhibiting development by depriving countries of their human capital, and helping fuel the growth of organized crime. In 2000, the US Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), reauthorized in 2003 and 2005, which provides tools for the US to combat trafficking in persons, both domestically and abroad. One of the law's key components is the creation of the US Department of State's annual Trafficking in Persons Report, which assesses the government response (i.e., the current situation) in some 150 countries with a significant number of victims trafficked across their borders who are recruited, harbored, transported, provided, or obtained for forced labor or sexual exploitation.Countries in the annual report are rated in three tiers, based on government efforts to combat trafficking. The countries identified in this entry are those listed in the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report as Tier 2 Watch List or Tier 3 based on the following tier rating definitions:
Tier 2 Watch List countries do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to do so, and meet one of the following criteria:
1. they display high or significantly increasing number of victims,
2. they have failed to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons, or,
3. they have committed to take action over the next year.
Tier 3 countries neither satisfy the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking nor demonstrate a significant effort to do so. Countries in this tier are subject to potential non-humanitarian and non-trade sanctions.
Democracy > CPIA transparency > Accountability > And corruption in the public sector rating: Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector assess the extent to which the executive can be held accountable for its use of funds and for the results of its actions by the electorate and by the legislature and judiciary, and the extent to which public employees within the executive are required to account for administrative decisions, use of resources, and results obtained. The three main dimensions assessed here are the accountability of the executive to oversight institutions and of public employees for their performance, access of civil society to information on public affairs, and state capture by narrow vested interests.
Democracy > CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average: The policies for social inclusion and equity cluster includes gender equality, equity of public resource use, building human resources, social protection and labor, and policies and institutions for environmental sustainability.
Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX: This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
Procedures to enforce a contract > Number: Number of procedures to enforce a contract are the number of independent actions, mandated by law or courts, that demand interaction between the parties of a contract or between them and the judge or court officer.
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population per 1000: International IDEA has chosen to use not only the reported registration rate to calculate turnout percentages, but also the voting age population (VAP) which includes all citizens above the legal voting age. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Economic management rating: The economic management cluster includes macroeconomic management, fiscal policy, and debt policy. From the Country Policy and Institutional Assessment."
CPIA structural policies cluster average > 1=low to 6=high: The structural policies cluster includes trade, financial sector, and business regulatory environment."
Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
Capital city > Time difference: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
Parliament > Seats held by men per million people: Number of seats held by men in country's naitonal parliament or legislative houses. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Procedures to build a warehouse > Number per million: Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical experts apart from architects and engineers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment debt policy rating > 1=low to 6=high: Debt policy assesses whether the debt management strategy is conducive to minimizing budgetary risks and ensuring long-term debt sustainability.
CPIA trade rating > 1=low to 6=high: Trade assesses how the policy framework fosters trade in goods.
Legislature (parliament) > Term of office for lower house members: Members of the lower (or sole) house.
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STAT	Guyana	Haiti
Administrative divisions	10 regions; Barima-Waini, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Demerara-Mahaica, East Berbice-Corentyne, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Mahaica-Berbice, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo	10 departments (departements, singular - departement); Artibonite, Centre, Grand'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	6 48 N, 58 10 W	18 32 N, 72 20 W
Capital city > Name	Georgetown	Port-au-Prince
Constitution	several previous; latest promulgated 6 October 1980; amended many times, last in 2007	many previous (23 total); latest adopted 10 March 1987; amended 2012
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address	P. O. Box 10507, Georgetown; US Embassy, 3170 Georgetown Place, Washington DC 20521-3170	(in Haiti) P.O. Box 1634, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; (from abroad) 3400 Port-au-Prince, State Department, Washington, DC 20521-3400
Executive branch > Cabinet	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, responsible to the legislature	Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president
Executive branch > Chief of state	President Donald RAMOTAR (since 03 December 2011);	President Michel MARTELLY (since 14 May 2011)
Executive branch > Head of government	Prime Minister Samuel HINDS (since October 1992, except for a period as chief of state after the death of President Cheddi JAGAN on 6 March 1997)	Prime Minister Laurent LAMOTHE (since 16 May 2012)
Government type	republic	republic
Judicial branch	Supreme Court of Judicature, consisting of the High Court and the Court of Appeal, with right of final appeal to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)	Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation
Legal system	common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence	civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code
Legislative branch	unicameral National Assembly	bicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale consists of the Senate (30 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and the Chamber of Deputies (99 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms); note - in reestablishing the Senate in 2006, the candidate in each department receiving the most votes in the last election serves six years, the candidate with the second most votes serves four years, and the candidate with the third most votes serves two years
Political parties and leaders	Alliance for Change or AFC [Khemraj RAMJATTAN]<br />Justice for All Party [C.N. SHARMA]<br />A Partnership for National Unity or APNU [David GRANGER]<br />People's Progressive Party/Civic or PPP/C [Donald RAMOTAR]<br />Rise, Organize, and Rebuild or ROAR [Ravi DEV]<br />The United Force or TUF [Manzoor NADIR]<br />The Unity Party [Joey JAGAN]<br />Vision Guyana [Peter RAMSAROOP]	Assembly of Progressive National Democrats or RDNP [Mirlande MANIGAT]<br />Christian and Citizen For Haiti's Reconstruction or ACCRHA [Chavannes JEUNE]<br />Convention for Democratic Unity or KID [Evans PAUL]<br />Cooperative Action to Rebuild Haiti or KONBA [Jean William JEANTY]<br />December 16 Platform or Platfom 16 Desanm [Dr. Gerard BLOT]<br />Democratic Alliance or ALYANS [Evans PAUL] (coalition composed of KID and PPRH)<br />Democratic Centers's National Council or CONACED [Osner FEVRY]<br />Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti-Revolutionary Party of Haiti or MODELH-PRDH<br />Effort and Solidarity to Create an Alternative for the People or ESKAMP [Joseph JASME]<br />Fanmi Lavalas or FL [Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE]<br />For Us All or PONT [Jean-Marie CHERESTAL]<br />Grouping of Citizens for Hope or RESPE [Charles-Henri BAKER]<br />Haiti in Action or AAA [Youri LATORTUE]<br />Haitians for Haiti [Yvon NEPTUNE]<br />Independent Movement for National Reconstruction or MIRN [Luc FLEURINORD]<br />Konbit Pou refe Ayiti or KONBIT<br />Lavni Organization or LAVNI [Yves CRISTALIN]<br />Liberal Party of Haiti or PLH [Jean Andre VICTOR]<br />Liberation Platform or PLATFORME LIBERATION<br />Love Haiti or Renmen Ayiti [Jean-Henry CEANT and Camille LEBLANC]<br />Merging of Haitian Social Democratics or FUSION [Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE] (coalition of Ayiti Capable, Haitian National Revolutionary Party, and National Congress of Democratic Movements)<br />Mobilization for National Development or MDN [Hubert de RONCERAY]<br />National Front for the Reconstruction of Haiti or FRN [Guy PHILIPPE]<br />New Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MOCHRENA [Luc MESADIEU]<br />Peasant's Response or Repons Peyizan [Michel MARTELLY]<br />Platform Alternative for Progress and Democracy or ALTENATIV [Victor BENOIT and Evans PAUL]<br />Platform of Haitian Patriots or PLAPH [Dejean BELISAIRE and Himmler REBU]<br />Popular Party for the Renewal of Haiti or PPRH [Claude ROMAIN]<br />Rally or RASAMBLE<br />Respect or RESPE<br />Socialist Action Movement or MAS<br />Strength in Unity or Ansanm Nou Fo [Leslie VOLTAIRE]<br />Struggling People's Organization or OPL [Sauveur PIERRE-ETIENNE]<br />Union [Chavannes JEUNE]<br />Union of Haitian Citizens for Democracy, Development, and Education or UCADDE [Jeantel JOSEPH]<br />Union of Nationalist and Progressive Haitians or UNPH [Edouard FRANCISQUE]<br />Unity or Inite [Levaillant LOUIS-JEUNE] (coalition that includes Front for Hope or L'ESPWA)<br />Vigilance or Veye Yo [Lavarice GAUDIN]<br />Youth for People's Power or JPP [Rene CIVIL]
Political pressure groups and leaders	Amerindian People's Association<br />Guyana Bar Association<br />Guyana Citizens Initiative<br />Guyana Human Rights Association<br />Guyana Public Service Union or GPSU<br />Private Sector Commission<br />Trades Union Congress	Autonomous Organizations of Haitian Workers or CATH [Fignole ST-CYR]<br />Confederation of Haitian Workers or CTH<br />Economic Forum of the Private Sector or EF [Reginald BOULOS]<br />Federation of Workers Trade Unions or FOS<br />General Organization of Independent Haitian Workers [Patrick NUMAS]<br />Grand-Anse Resistance Committee, or KOREGA<br />The Haitian Association of Industries or ADIH [Georges SASSINE]<br />National Popular Assembly or APN<br />Papaye Peasants Movement or MPP [Chavannes JEAN-BAPTISTE]<br />Popular Organizations Gathering Power or PROP<br />Protestant Federation of Haiti<br />Roman Catholic Church
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
International organization participation	ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO	ACP, AOSIS, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Government corruption rating	3 Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Haiti	2.5 Ranked 57th.
Country name > Conventional long form	Cooperative Republic of Guyana	Republic of Haiti
Executive branch > Elections	president elected by popular vote as leader of a party list in parliamentary elections, which must be held at least every five years (no term limits); elections last held on 28 November 2011 (next to be called by December 2016); prime minister appointed by the president	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
National symbol(s)	Canje pheasant (hoatzin); jaguar	Hispaniolan trogon (bird)
Flag description	green, with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow, black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border between the yellow and the green; green represents forest and foliage; yellow stands for mineral resources and a bright future; white symbolizes Guyana's rivers; red signifies zeal and the sacrifice of the people; black indicates perseverance	two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength); the colors are taken from the French Tricolor and represent the union of blacks and mulattoes
Red tape > Time required to start a business > Days	20 Ranked 71st.	97 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Guyana
Country name > Conventional short form	Guyana	Haiti
Constitutional form	Republic	Republic
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International	all of the area west of the Essequibo River is claimed by Venezuela preventing any discussion of a maritime boundary; Guyana has expressed its intention to join Barbados in asserting claims before UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters; Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari rivers in a historic dispute over the headwaters of the Courantyne; Guyana seeks arbitration under provisions of the UNCLOS to resolve the long-standing dispute with Suriname over the axis of the territorial sea boundary in potentially oil-rich waters	since 2004, peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti have assisted in maintaining civil order in Haiti; the mission currently includes 6,685 military, 2,607 police, and 443 civilian personnel; despite efforts to control illegal migration, Haitians cross into the Dominican Republic and sail to neighboring countries; Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island
National anthem	<strong>name: </strong>"Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains"<br /><strong>lyrics/music:</strong> Archibald Leonard LUKERL/Robert Cyril Gladstone POTTER	<strong>name: </strong>"La Dessalinienne" (The Dessalines Song)<br /><strong>lyrics/music:</strong> Justin LHERISSON/Nicolas GEFFRARD
Democracy > CPIA gender equality rating	3.5 Ranked 28th. 17% more than Haiti	3 Ranked 56th.
FAX	592	509
Legislative branch > Elections	last held on 28 November 2011 (next to be held by November 2016)	Senate - last held on 28 November 2010 with run-off elections on 20 March 2011 (next regular election, for one third of seats, scheduled for 2012 but delayed); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 28 November 2010 with run-off elections on 20 March 2011 (next regular election to be held in 2014)
Legislative branch > Election results	percent of vote by party - PPP/C 48.6%, APNU 40%, AFC 10.3%, other 1.1%; seats by party - PPP/C 32, APNU 26, AFC 7	2010%
Democracy and rights > Press freedom index	27.08 Ranked 108th. 12% more than Haiti	24.09 Ranked 128th.
Parliament > Seats held by women > Percentage	31.34% Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Haiti	4.21% Ranked 170th.
Independence	26 May 1966 (from the UK)	1 January 1804 (from France)
Executive branch > Election results	Donald RAMOTAR elected president, percent of vote 48.6%	Michel MARTELLY won the runoff election held on 20 March 2011 with 67.6% of the vote against 31.7% for Mirlande MANIGAT
Judicial branch > Subordinate courts	Land Court; magistrates' courts	Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; magistrates' courts; special courts
Basis of executive legitimacy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence
Transnational Issues > Illicit drugs	transshipment point for narcotics from South America - primarily Venezuela - to Europe and the US; producer of cannabis; rising money laundering related to drug trafficking and human smuggling	Caribbean transshipment point for cocaine en route to the US and Europe; substantial bulk cash smuggling activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor Haiti for illicit financial transactions; pervasive corruption; significant consumer of cannabis
Democracy and rights > Freedom of the press	33 Ranked 124th.	50 Ranked 90th. 52% more than Guyana
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament	29% Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Haiti	2.4% Ranked 164th.
Diplomatic representation from the US > Embassy	US Embassy, 100 Young and Duke Streets, Kingston, Georgetown	Tabarre 41, Route de Tabarre, Port-au-Prince
Red tape > Start-up procedures to register a business > Number	8 Ranked 55th.	12 Ranked 17th. 50% more than Guyana
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$	245 million$ Ranked 127th. 4% more than Haiti	234.96 million$ Ranked 135th.
National holiday	Republic Day, 23 February	Independence Day, 1 January
Capital > Geographic coordinates	6 48 N, 58 09 W	18 32 N, 72 20 W
Democracy > First female parliamentarian	1968 (elected)	1961 (elected)
Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Current situation	Guyana is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Guyanese and foreign women and girls are forced into prostitution in Guyana; experts are concerned that Guyanese children are subjected to exploitive labor practices in the mining, agriculture, and forestry sectors; Indonesian workers are victims of forced labor on Guyanese-flagged fishing boats	Haiti is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; many of Haiti's trafficking cases involve children recruited to live with families in other towns in the hope of going to school but who instead become forced domestic servants known as restaveks; restaveks are vulnerable to abuse and make up a large proportion of Haiti's population of street children, who are forced into prostitution, begging, and street crime by violent gangs; Haitians are exploited in forced labor in the Dominican Republic, elsewhere in the Caribbean, and the US, and some Dominican women are forced into prostitution in Haiti; women and children living in camps for internally displaced people are at increased risk of sex trafficking and forced labor
Time required to start a business > Days	46 days Ranked 55th.	203 days Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Guyana
Leaders > President	Donald Ramotar	Michel Martelly
Democracy > Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment	0.982 Ranked 66th. 4% more than Haiti	0.944 Ranked 102nd.
Judicial branch > Judge selection and term of office	Court of Appeal and High Court chief justices appointed by the president; other judges of both courts appointed by the Judicial Service Commission, a body appointed by the president; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 65	judges appointed by the president from candidate lists submitted by the Senate of the National Assembly
Red tape > Burden of customs procedure, WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient	3.6 Ranked 94th. 50% more than Haiti	2.4 Ranked 142nd.
Red tape > Time required to register property > Days	75 Ranked 31st.	312 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Guyana
Politics	Fierce rivalry between the two main ethnically-based parties has led to recurring instability	Democratic rule was restored in 2006, two years after a violent revolt ousted former leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide; bitter divisions persist
International law organization participation	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt
Parliament > Seats held by men	46 Ranked 154th.	91 Ranked 107th. 98% more than Guyana
Foreign relations of Western Sahara > States recognizing the SADR > Date of recognition	September 1, 1979	November 23, 2006
Red tape > Start-up procedures to register a business > Number per million	10.06 Ranked 33th. 9 times more than Haiti	1.18 Ranked 74th.
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission	Ambassador Bayney KARRAN (since 4 December 2003)	Ambassador Paul Getty ALTIDOR (since 17 April 2012)
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chancery	None	None
Diplomatic representation from the US > Chief of mission	Ambassador D. Brent HARDT (since 19 August 2011)	Ambassador Pamela A. WHITE (since 18 July 2012)
Diplomatic representation from the US > Telephone	[592] 225-4900 through 4909	[509] 2229-8000
Parliament > Seats held by women	21 Ranked 104th. 5 times more than Haiti	4 Ranked 161st.
Leaders > President > Summary	Mr Ramotar leads a minority government	Mr Martelly was known for his charismatic performances in his previous career as a singer
UN membership date	20 Sep. 1966	24 Oct. 1945
Red tape > Procedures to build a warehouse > Number	8 Ranked 173th.	9 Ranked 164th. 13% more than Guyana
Capital city	Georgetown	Port-au-Prince
Capital > Name	Georgetown	Port-au-Prince
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	326.13$ per capita Ranked 72nd. 12 times more than Haiti	28.35$ per capita Ranked 145th.
Red tape > Time required to get electricity > Days	109 Ranked 72nd. 82% more than Haiti	60 Ranked 143th.
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	91.7% Ranked 10th. 53% more than Haiti	60% Ranked 116th.
Democracy and rights > Year women first voted at national level	1953	1950
Capital > Time difference	UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
International relations	Guyana has outstanding border disputes with both Venezuela to the west and Suriname to the east. A maritime border row with Suriname was resolved through UN arbitration in 2007	The UN has deployed peacekeepers; international aid is key to recovery
Red tape > Time required to get electricity > Days per million	137.04 Ranked 30th. 23 times more than Haiti	5.9 Ranked 121st.
Leaders > Head of state > Term limit for head of state	5 Ranked 31st. The same as Haiti	5 Ranked 46th.
Democracy > Female ministers	15% Ranked 53th.	26.7% Ranked 24th. 78% more than Guyana
Foreign relations > Recognition of Israel notes	Broke off relations in March 1974, restored in March 1992.	Date full diplomatic relations established
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating > 1=low to 6=high	3.5 Ranked 18th. 17% more than Haiti	3 Ranked 52nd.
Red tape > Time required to enforce a contract > Days	581 Ranked 83th. 10% more than Haiti	530 Ranked 100th.
Democracy > Female parliamentarians	20% Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Haiti	9.1% Ranked 100th.
Red tape > Procedures to register property > Number	6 Ranked 68th. 20% more than Haiti	5 Ranked 108th.
Leaders > President > Profile	<p>Donald Ramotar, of the ruling People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), was elected president in November 2011.</p> <p>Mr Ramotar's election represented his party's fifth straight victory, though it lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 19 years, winning 32 out of 65 seats.</p> <p>Mr Ramotar has been the General Secretary of the PPP/C since 1997 and was a political adviser to outgoing President Bharrat Jagdeo, who had held the post since 1999.</p> <p>The PPP/C minority administration means that there could be problems in store for Mr Ramotar if the opposition parties form a united bloc against the government.</p> <p>One analyst said a hung parliament was a good thing as it would prevent one race group dominating others.</p> <p>The PPP/C gets most of its support from the Indo-Guyanese community, while the main opposition party, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), is backed mainly by Afro-Guyanese voters.</p> <p>On being sworn in, Mr Ramotar said that having a minority government - the first time that this has happened since the country gained independence in 1966 - would test the maturity of Guyana's leaders, and he called on his fellow politicians to set aside partisanship and put the interests of the country as a whole first.</p> <p>Mr Ramotar has pledged to continue his predecessor's policies, with their emphasis on improving social conditions and government services, especially in the fields of housing, education, health and energy security.</p> <p>An economist by training, he is married, with three children. </p>	<p>Michel Martelly, who first made his name on the Haitian music scene, was inaugurated as president in May 2011 after coming out of nowhere to win 68% of votes in the run-off of a hotly-contested presidential election in March.</p> <p>Mr Martelly ran an unusually slick campaign, enlisting the help of election consultants to project a more serious image than that of the flamboyant musician who made his name playing compas dance music in the 1980s.</p> <p>Mr Martelly had eschewed any involvement in the growing opposition to the Duvalier regime in the 1980s, and only became politically active in opposition to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti's first freely-elected president in 1991.</p> <p>Sweet Micky</span> <p>Mr Martelly's shows were patronised by some leading figures in the violent military dictatorship that ousted Mr Aristide later that year, which is when he acquired the nickname of "Sweet Micky". After Mr Aristide's return to Haiti in 1994 Mr Martelly largely concentrated on his musical career.</p> <p>Mr Martelly's pledge to rebuild a country still reeling from the after-effects of the devastating January 2010 earthquake appealed to the poor and unemployed, and he became especially popular with younger voters.</p> <p>However, he courted controversy in 2012 by advocating the re-establishement of Haiti's army, which was scrapped in the 1990s because of its history of coups and violence. He faced protests in October 2012 at enduring corruption and his failure to alleviate poverty.</p> <p>The son of an oil company executive, Mr Martelly was educated at a prestigious Roman Catholic school in Port-au-Prince and attended junior colleges in the US, although he never graduated.</p>
Role of head of state	Executive	Executive
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita	322.01$ Ranked 71st. 12 times more than Haiti	26.12$ Ranked 145th.
Start-up procedures to register a business > Number	8 Ranked 101st.	12 Ranked 33th. 50% more than Guyana
Red tape > Burden of customs procedure, WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient per million	4.53 Ranked 10th. 19 times more than Haiti	0.236 Ranked 89th.
Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong	4 Ranked 102nd. 33% more than Haiti	3 Ranked 125th.
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.311$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Haiti	0.08$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 153th.
Parliament > Seats held by women per million people	28.38 Ranked 12th. 70 times more than Haiti	0.404 Ranked 171st.
Democracy > Female suffrage	1953	1950
Red tape > Time required to build a warehouse > Days	195 Ranked 50th.	1,129 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Guyana
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high	4 Ranked 8th. 60% more than Haiti	2.5 Ranked 67th.
Red tape > Time required to start a business > Days per million	25.15 Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Haiti	10.32 Ranked 48th.
Red tape > Procedures to enforce a contract > Number per million	45.26 Ranked 33th. 13 times more than Haiti	3.44 Ranked 108th.
Constitution codification > Date	1980	1994
Red tape > Time required to register property > Days per million	94.3 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Haiti	30.67 Ranked 40th.
Red tape > Procedures to build a warehouse > Number per million	10.06 Ranked 40th. 11 times more than Haiti	0.885 Ranked 120th.
Red tape > Time required to build a warehouse > Days per million	245.17 Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Haiti	110.97 Ranked 41st.
Foreign relations > Diplomatic representation in the US > Ambassador	Karran, Bayney Bayney Karran	Joseph, Raymond Alcide Raymond Alcide Joseph
Time required to build a warehouse > Days	202 days Ranked 70th. 43% more than Haiti	141 days Ranked 121st.
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	556,488 Ranked 124th.	4.21 million Ranked 76th. 8 times more than Guyana
CPIA fiscal policy rating > 1=low to 6=high	3 Ranked 50th.	3.5 Ranked 36th. 17% more than Guyana
CPIA social protection rating > 1=low to 6=high	3 Ranked 38th. 20% more than Haiti	2.5 Ranked 65th.
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating > 1=low to 6=high	3 Ranked 29th. 50% more than Haiti	2 Ranked 68th.
Democracy > Female candidacy	1,945 Ranked 95th.	1,950 Ranked 75th. About the same as Guyana
Trademarks > Nonresidents per 1000	0.178 Ranked 45th. 15% more than Haiti	0.155 Ranked 46th.
Trademarks > Nonresidents > Per capita	0.177 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th. 6% more than Haiti	0.167 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
National anthem > Name	"Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains"	"La Dessalinienne" (The Dessalines Song)
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Total vote	403,769 Ranked 118th.	2.55 million Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Guyana
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Turnout	72.6 Ranked 40th. 20% more than Haiti	60.5 Ranked 65th.
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	440,185 Ranked 121st.	4.25 million Ranked 68th. 10 times more than Guyana
Time required to enforce a contract > Days	661 days Ranked 41st. 80% more than Haiti	368 days Ranked 118th.
Start-up procedures to register a business > Number > Per capita	10.65 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Haiti	1.39 per 1 million people Ranked 77th.
Procedures to register property > Number	6 Ranked 68th. 20% more than Haiti	5 Ranked 106th.
Procedures to build a warehouse > Number	17 Ranked 76th. 42% more than Haiti	12 Ranked 140th.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating	3.5 Ranked 25th. 40% more than Haiti	2.5 Ranked 69th.
Democracy > CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average	3.1 Ranked 41st. 35% more than Haiti	2.3 Ranked 72nd.
CPIA quality of public administration rating	2.5 Ranked 53th. The same as Haiti	2.5 Ranked 62nd.
Time to resolve insolvency > Years	2 years Ranked 104th.	5.7 years Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Guyana
Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX	[1] (202) 232-1297	[1] (202) 745-7215
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Constant LCU	1626420000	392600000
Trademarks > Residents > Per capita	0.018 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	0.019 per 1,000 people Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Guyana
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Annual % growth	2.67% Ranked 73th.	44.34% Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Guyana
Trademarks > Residents per million	17.93 Ranked 61st. 1% more than Haiti	17.79 Ranked 74th.
Time required to register property > Days	27 days Ranked 120th.	683 days Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Guyana
Procedures to register property > Number per million	7.84 Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Haiti	0.533 Ranked 88th.
Trademarks > Nonresidents	129 Ranked 74th.	1,306 Ranked 47th. 10 times more than Guyana
Procedures to enforce a contract > Number per million	39.2 Ranked 27th. 11 times more than Haiti	3.73 Ranked 82nd.
IDA resource allocation index > 1=low to 6=high	3.4 Ranked 37th. 16% more than Haiti	2.92 Ranked 59th.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments > %	31.3% Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Haiti	4.2% Ranked 172nd.
CPIA efficiency of revenue mobilisation rating > 1=low to 6=high	3.5 Ranked 27th. 40% more than Haiti	2.5 Ranked 71st.
CPIA financial sector rating > 1=low to 6=high	3.5 Ranked 14th. 17% more than Haiti	3 Ranked 44th.
CPIA macroeconomic management rating	3.5 Ranked 40th.	4 Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Guyana
CPIA policies for social inclusion or equity cluster average > 1=low to 6=high	3.5 Ranked 31st. 30% more than Haiti	2.7 Ranked 62nd.
CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating > 1=low to 6=high	3 Ranked 36th. 20% more than Haiti	2.5 Ranked 63th.
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average > 1=low to 6=high	3.1 Ranked 38th. 24% more than Haiti	2.5 Ranked 66th.
Diplomatic representation in the US > Consulate(s) general	New York	Boston, Chicago, Miami, New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico)
FAX > Consulate(s) general	New York	Chicago, Miami, New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Start-up procedures to register a business > Number per million	10.45 Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Haiti	1.28 Ranked 80th.
Democracy > CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating	3 Ranked 31st. 50% more than Haiti	2 Ranked 69th.
National anthem > Note	adopted 1966	adopted 1904; the anthem is named for Jean-Jacques DESSALINES, a leader in the Haitian Revolution and first ruler of an independent Haiti
Foreign relations > Diplomatic relations with Palestine	Yes	Yes
CPIA equity of public resource use rating > 1=low to 6=high	3.5 Ranked 26th. 17% more than Haiti	3 Ranked 59th.
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment > Business regulation effectiveness	3 Ranked 42nd. 20% more than Haiti	2.5 Ranked 68th.
Red tape > Procedures to enforce a contract > Number	36 Ranked 114th. 3% more than Haiti	35 Ranked 128th.
Red tape > Procedures to register property > Number per million	7.54 Ranked 28th. 15 times more than Haiti	0.491 Ranked 99th.
Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours	288 hours Ranked 65th. 80% more than Haiti	160 hours Ranked 118th.
Procedures to build a warehouse > Number > Per capita	22.63 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 16 times more than Haiti	1.39 per 1 million people Ranked 104th.
Republic establishment date	February 23, 1970	January 15, 1859
Red tape > Time required to enforce a contract > Days per million	730.48 Ranked 33th. 14 times more than Haiti	52.09 Ranked 106th.
Foreign relations > Date of recognition of Kosovo	None	None
Trademarks > Residents	13 Ranked 71st.	150 Ranked 72nd. 12 times more than Guyana
Procedures to register property > Number > Per capita	7.99 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 14 times more than Haiti	0.578 per 1 million people Ranked 86th.
Procedures to enforce a contract > Number > Per capita	39.94 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 10 times more than Haiti	4.05 per 1 million people Ranked 83th.
CPIA quality of public administration rating > 1=low to 6=high	2.5 Ranked 56th. The same as Haiti	2.5 Ranked 63th.
Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Tier rating	Tier 2 Watch List - Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; despite some progress in identifying and assisting some trafficking victims, the government has failed to increase its efforts to hold trafficking offenders accountable with jail time, creating an enabling environment for human trafficking; public comments from the government downplaying the scope of Guyana's trafficking problem diminishes the potential impact of its awareness campaigns; authorities operate a hotline for trafficking victims and conduct several awareness and sensitization sessions that target vulnerable communities	Tier 2 Watch List - Haiti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government has made no discernible progress in prosecuting trafficking offenders largely because Haiti does not have a law specifically prohibiting human trafficking; the government does not provide direct or specialized services for trafficking victims and refers suspected victims to donor-funded NGOs, which provide shelter, food, medical, and psychosocial support; no proactive identification or assistance for adult victims was reported; an inter-ministerial working-group on human trafficking and a national commission for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor hae been created
Democracy > CPIA transparency > Accountability > And corruption in the public sector rating	3 Ranked 26th. 50% more than Haiti	2 Ranked 68th.
Democracy > CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average	3.3 Ranked 38th. 27% more than Haiti	2.6 Ranked 68th.
Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX	[592] 225-8497	[509] 229-8028
Procedures to enforce a contract > Number	30 Ranked 97th.	35 Ranked 73th. 17% more than Guyana
Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population per 1000	738.43 Ranked 39th. 58% more than Haiti	467.68 Ranked 116th.
Economic management rating	3.5 Ranked 41st. 5% more than Haiti	3.33 Ranked 49th.
CPIA structural policies cluster average > 1=low to 6=high	3.5 Ranked 31st. 10% more than Haiti	3.17 Ranked 54th.
Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone	[1] (202) 265-6900	[1] (202) 332-4090
Copyright > Reference	Copyright Act 1956	Decree of January 9, 1968, relating to Copyright in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works
Capital city > Time difference	UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Parliament > Seats held by men per million people	62.17 Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Haiti	9.2 Ranked 120th.
Procedures to build a warehouse > Number per million	22.21 Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Haiti	1.28 Ranked 107th.
Country Policy and Institutional Assessment debt policy rating > 1=low to 6=high	4 Ranked 19th. 60% more than Haiti	2.5 Ranked 65th.
CPIA trade rating > 1=low to 6=high	4 Ranked 17th. The same as Haiti	4 Ranked 29th.
Legislature (parliament) > Term of office for lower house members	5 Ranked 10th. 25% more than Haiti	4 Ranked 114th.
Foreign relations > Date of recognition of State of Palestine	13 January 2011 *	27 September 2013
General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current LCU	49391000000	9955045000

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