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    Haiti - Wikipedia

    • Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, is the mo… See more

    Etymology

    Haiti (also earlier Hayti) comes from the indigenous Taíno language and means "land of high mountains"; … See more

    History

    The island of Hispaniola, of which Haiti occupies the western three-eighths, has been inhabited since around 6,000 years ago by Native Americans who are thought to have arrived from Central or northern South Ame… See more

    Official languagesFrench · Haitian Creole
    Ethnic groups95% Black · 5% Mixed or White
    GovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic under an interim government
    LegislatureNational Assembly
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    Geography

    Haiti forms the western three-eighths of Hispaniola, the second largest island in the Greater Antilles. At 27,750 km (10,710 sq mi) Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean behind Cuba and the Dominican Republic, … See more

    Government and politics

    The government of Haiti is a semi-presidential republic, a multiparty system wherein the president of Haiti is head of state and elected directly by popular elections held every five years. The prime minister of … See more

    Economy

    Haiti's per capita GDP is $1,800 and its GDP is $19.97 billion (2017 estimates). The country uses the Haitian gourde as its currency. Despite its tourism industry, Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Americas, … See more

    Infrastructure

    Haiti has two main highways that run from one end of the country to the other. The northern highway, Route Nationale No. 1 (National Highway One), originates in Port-au-Prince, winding through the coastal towns of … See more

    Demographics

    In 2018, Haiti's population was estimated to be about 10,788,000. In 2006, half of the population was younger than age 20. In 1950, the first formal census gave a total population of 3.1 million. Haiti averages approximat… See more

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