- Official name Repiblik d’ Ayiti (Haitian Creole); République d’Haïti (French) (Republic of Haiti)
- Form of government republic with two legislative houses (Senate [30]; Chamber of Deputies [99])
- Head of state President: Michel Martelly
- Head of government Prime Minister: Evans Paul
- Capital Port-au-Prince
- Official languages
- Monetary unit gourde (G)
- Population (2014 est.) 10,461,000
- Ethnic groups: African descent 95%, African and European descent 5%.
- Religions (2003 data): Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant 28%, voudou (voodoo) practices pervasive.
- Languages: French (official), Creole (official) Haitian.
About Haiti
Haiti, country in the Caribbean Sea that includes the western third of the island of Hispaniola and such smaller islands as Gonâve, Tortue (Tortuga), Grande Caye, and Vache. The capital is Port-au-Prince.
Haiti, whose population is almost entirely descended from African slaves, won independence from France in 1804, making it the second country in the Americas, after the United States, to free itself from colonial rule. Over the centuries, however, economic, political, and social difficulties, as well as a number of natural disasters, have beset Haiti with chronic poverty and other serious problems.
Land of Haiti
People of Haiti
Economy of Haiti
Government and Society of Haiti
Culture Life of Haiti
History of Haiti
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This is not the official site of this country. Most of the information in this site were taken from the U.S. Department of State, The Central Intelligence Agency, The United Nations, [1],[2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14],[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24],[25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31], [32], [33], [34], and the [35].
Other sources of information will be mentioned as they are posted.