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Haiti
Republic of Haiti
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| Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" (French)[1] Motto on traditional coat of arms:"Libète, Egalite, Fratènite" (Haitian Creole) "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" "L'union fait la force" (French) "Inite se fòs" (Haitian Creole)[2] "Union makes strength" | |
| Anthem: La Dessalinienne (French) Desalinyèn (Haitian Creole) "The Dessalines Song" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Port-au-Prince 18°32′N 72°20′W / 18.533°N 72.333°W |
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| Ethnic groups | 95% black 5% mixed and white[3] |
| Demonym(s) | Haitian |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic under a totalitarian dictatorship |
| Leslie Voltaire (Chairman) Fritz Jean Edgard Leblanc Fils Laurent St Cyr Emmanuel Vertilaire Smith Augustin Louis Gérald Gilles | |
| Alix Didier Fils-Aimé | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Independence from France | |
• Declared | January 1, 1804 |
• Recognized | April 17, 1825 |
| September 22, 1804 | |
| March 9, 1806 | |
| October 17, 1806 | |
• Kingdom | March 28, 1811 |
| February 9, 1822 | |
• Dissolution | February 27, 1844 |
| August 26, 1849 | |
• Republic | January 15, 1859 |
| March 29, 1987 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,900 km2 (10,800 sq mi) (143rd) |
• Water (%) | 0.7 |
| Population | |
• 2003 census |  7,929,038 hab (72nd) |
• Density | 382/km2 (989.4/sq mi) (32nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $19.979 billion[4] (144th) |
• Per capita | $1,819[4] (174th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $7.897 billion[4] (139th) |
• Per capita | $719[4] (172nd) |
| Gini (2012) | 60.8[5] very high |
| HDI (2015) |  0.493[6]low · 163rd |
| Currency | Haitian gourde (G) (HTG) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +509 |
| ISO 3166 code | HT |
| Internet TLD | .ht |
Haiti (Haitian Creole: Ayiti; French: Haïti), officially the Republic of Haiti (Haitian Creole: Repiblik d Ayiti; French: République d'Haïti) is a country on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. The other country on the island is the Dominican Republic. Haiti has two official languages: French and Haitian Creole, or "Kreyol", which is a simple version of French mixed with African languages. Its capital city is Port-au-Prince.
Haiti has a tropical climate. In French, the country is called "La Perle des Antilles" (The pearl of the Antilles), because of its natural beauty. There are many mountains in Haiti. The country used to be covered with forests. However, it no longer is, because of deforestation. It is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Haiti is divided into ten departements. The main religion is Roman Catholicism. However, many Haitians also practice Voodoo. This is a religion which came from African folk beliefs in Benin. Haiti has many holidays; the largest and most important is the Mardi Gras.
- ↑ "Article 4 of the Constitution". Haiti-reference.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "After The Group Of G8, Now Come G30 Headed By Louko Desir". Haiti Observer. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ↑ "Haiti". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Haiti". International Monetary Fund.
- ↑ "Gini Index". The World Bank. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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