Haiti, Caribbean
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
Image of Port-au-Prince, capital city of Haiti
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Haiti is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Caribbean sub‑region of the Americas continent, member of CARICOM.
Easy learning about Haiti | |
| Haiti is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Caribbean Americas Continent |
| Member of | CARICOM since 2002 |
| Haiti has a population of | 11,637,398 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Haiti are called Haitians |
| The country’s total area is | 27,750 Km2 ( 17,243 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 143 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 3 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Haiti HDI ranks in position nº 158 worldwide Medium Human Development HDI of 0.552 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Haiti’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 53 countries Haiti passport ranks in position nº 85 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Haiti GDP per capita is | $2,671 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Haiti ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Haiti EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Very low proficiency in English has a score of 432 ranks 99th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 19° 00' N, 72° 25' W Open in Google Maps |
| Haiti Capital city | Port-au-Prince |
| Neighbouring countries | Dominican Republic. |
| Most predominant religion | Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Protestant, |
| Currency name & code | Gourde (HTG) |
| Internet ccTLD | .ht |
| Haiti calling code | +509 |
Haiti administrative divisions
10 departments (départements)
- Artibonite,
- Centre,
- Grand'Anse,
- Nippes,
- Nord,
- Nord-Est,
- Nord-Ouest,
- Ouest,
- Sud,
- Sud-Est
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