Country

Haiti

Also Known As Republic of Haiti

Caribbean

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is the third largest country in the Caribbean by area and, with a population exceeding 11 million, the most populous Caribbean country. The leaders of the Haitian Revolution declared independence from France on 1 January 1804. Its capital is Port-au-Prince. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Port-au-Prince 2

Population

11,906,096 2

2025 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2025 2

Area (sq km)

27,700 2

Independence or Founding Year

1804 2

The leaders of the Haitian Revolution declared independence from France on 1 January 1804.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Haiti

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Ouest Department

Ouest Department is associated with Haiti.

Source Ouest Department (Wikipedia)

Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti.

Source Port-au-Prince (Wikipedia)

The Caribbean

The Greater Antilles

Bordered By Water

Caribbean Sea

Windward Passage

Has Capital

Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti.

Source Port-au-Prince (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Conceptia Ouinsou

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Source Wikidata: Conceptia Ouinsou

Origin Of

Griot

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Source Griot (Wikipedia)tier 3

Soup Joumou

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Dessalines

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Toussaint Louverture

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Source Wikidata: Toussaint Louverture

Site Of

Dutty Boukman

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Plaine-du-Nord

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Saut-d'Eau

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Zora Neale Hurston

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Source Zora Neale Hurston (Wikipedia)lead paragraph

Quote, lead paragraph

Also published during this time was Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica (1938), documenting her research on rituals in Jamaica and Haiti.

Bank of the Republic of Haiti

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State University of Haiti

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Source State University of Haiti (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

The State University of Haiti (French: Université d'État d'Haïti (UEH), Haitian Creole: Inivèsite Leta Ayiti) is one of Haiti's most prestigious institutions of higher education.

Found There

2010 Haiti Earthquake

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Source 2010 Haiti Earthquake (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.

Artibonite Valley

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Source Wikidata: Artibonite Valley

Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault Zone

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Haiti Multi-Skilled Community Health Agents Program (ASCP)

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Constitution of Haiti

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Haiti

Court of Cassation of Haiti

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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Haiti, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)Government, judicial branch, highest court

Quote, Government, judicial branch, highest court

Supreme Court or Cour de cassation (consists of 12 judges)

Law of Haiti

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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