Haiti

Haiti

Haiti became the first country in the world founded by formerly enslaved people, after a revolt that ended in 1804. It shares Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.

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Haiti Armorial

Easy learning about Haiti

The capital city of Haiti is Port-au-Prince, capital city of Haiti.

Word: Citadelle

Meaning: mountain fort

Administrative Divisions

10 departments:

Artibonite
Centre
Grand'Anse
Nippes
Nord
Nord-Est
Nord-Ouest
Ouest
Sud
Sud-Est

Departments of Haiti map

Haiti is a Country of Greater Antilles on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the Caribbean sub-region in the continent of Americas, member of CARICOM.

075 km (47 mi)150 km (93 mi)225 km (140 mi)300 km (186 mi)

Height

0 m (0 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), above 2500 m (8200 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Basic Information

Capital City: Port-au-Prince, capital city of Haiti

Population: 11,906,095 (UN)

Area: 27,750 km² / 17,243 sq mi

People from Haiti are called: Haitians

Geography

Latitude: 19.264° N

Longitude: 72.224° W

Geographical Subregion: Caribbean

Intermediary Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Continental Region: Americas

Borders

Dominican Republic — Land border

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 86 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 49

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 99 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 432 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: Very Low Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 142 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 2.755 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $2,557 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 154

Currency: Gourde

Currency Code: HTG

Human Development

HDI Rank: 166 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.554

Mean Years of Schooling: 5.4

Expected Years of Schooling: 10.9

Life Expectancy at Birth: 64.9 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Catholic

Second Most Predominant: Protestant

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: No

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

CARICOM - since 2002

Technical Information

TLD: .ht

Calling Code: +509

MapGeo Name: Haiti

MapGeo Code: HT

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