Republic of Haiti
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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 |
Demonym(s) | Haitian |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic under a totalitarian dictatorship |
Vacant | |
Vacant | |
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 | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (143rd) |
• Water (%) | 0.7 |
Population | |
• Last estimate | 8,812,245 (72nd) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (32nd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $19.979 billion (144th) |
• Per capita | $1,819 (174th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $7.897 billion (139th) |
• Per capita | $719 (172nd) |
Gini (2012) | 60.8 very high |
HDI (2015) | 0.493 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.