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Haiti - Central America and the Caribbean



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
8,706,497
total population: 57.03 years
male: 55.35 years
female: 58.75 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
black 95%, mulatto and white 5%Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%
LanguagesLiteracy
French (official), Creole (official)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.9%
male: 54.8%
female: 51.2% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
republic Port-au-Prince
IndependanceNational day
1 January 1804 (from France)Independence Day, 1 January (1804)
ConstitutionLegal system
approved March 1987; suspended June 1988 with most articles reinstated March 1989; constitutional government ousted in a military coup in September 1991, although in October 1991, military government claimed to be observing the constitution; returned to constitutional rule in October 1994; constitution, while technically in force between 2004-2006, was not enforced; returned to constitutional rule in May 2006based on Roman civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$5.947 billion (2006 est.)1.8% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$1,800 (2006 est.)widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
80% (2003 est.)14.4% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$443.7 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)$1.721 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$123.4 million (2006 est.)gourde (HTG)
Military expenditures
0.4% (2006)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic 27,750 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade windsbauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
400,000 (2004).ht
Internet hostsInternet users
6 (2006)500,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
12 (2006)
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
4,160 km