Republic of Haiti |
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Motto: Motto on traditional coat of arms:
"L'union fait la force" (French)
"Inite se fòs" (Haitian Creole)[3]
"Union makes strength" |
Anthem: La Dessalinienne (French)
Desalinyèn (Haitian Creole)
"The Dessalines Song" |
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| Capital and largest city | Port-au-Prince
18°32′N72°20′W / 18.533°N 72.333°W / 18.533; -72.333 |
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| Official languages | |
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| Ethnic groups | 95% Afro-Haitians
5% mixed and European Haitians[4] |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | Haitian |
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| Government | Unitarysemi-presidentialrepublic |
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| Ariel Henry(acting) |
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| Ariel Henry |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
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| Senate |
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| Chamber of Deputies |
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• Declared | 1 January 1804 |
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• Recognized | 17 April 1825 |
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| 22 September 1804 |
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| 9 March 1806 |
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| 17 October 1806 |
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| 28 March 1811 |
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| 9 February 1822 |
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• Dissolution | 27 February 1844 |
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| 26 August 1849 |
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• Republic | 15 January 1859 |
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| 28 July 1915 |
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| 29 March 1987 |
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• Total | 27,750 km2 (10,710 sq mi) (143rd) |
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• Water (%) | 0.7 |
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• 2018 estimate | 11,439,646[6][7] (85th) |
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• Density | 382/km2 (989.4/sq mi) (32nd) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $34.189 billion[8] (144th) |
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• Per capita | $2,962[8] (174th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $22.431 billion[8] (139th) |
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• Per capita | $1,943[8] (172nd) |
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| Gini (2012) | 41.1[9]
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.510[10]
low · 170th |
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| Currency | Gourde (G) (HTG) |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
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| UTC−4 (EDT) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +509 |
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| ISO 3166 code | HT |
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| Internet TLD | .ht |
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