Republic of Haiti

Republic of Haiti République d'Haïti  (French) Repiblik Ayiti  (Haitian Creole)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" (French)  "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" Motto on traditional coat of arms: "L'union fait la force" (French) "Union makes strength"
Anthem: La Dessalinienne  (French) The Dessalines Song
Capital and largest city	Port-au-Prince 18°32′N 72°20′W / 18.533°N 72.333°W / 18.533; -72.333
Official languages	French Haitian Creole
Ethnic groups	95% Black 5% Mulatto and White
Demonym	Haitian
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	Jovenel Moïse
• Prime Minister	Jack Guy Lafontant
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
Independence from France
• Declared	1 January 1804
• Recognized	17 April 1825
• First Empire	22 September 1804
• Southern Republic	9 March 1806
• Northern State	17 October 1806
• Kingdom	28 March 1811
• Unification of Hispaniola	9 February 1822
• Dissolution	27 February 1844
• Second Empire	26 August 1849
• Republic	15 January 1859
• Current constitution	29 March 1987
Area
• Total	27,750 km2 (10,710 sq mi) (140th)
• Water (%)	0.7
Population
• 2015 estimate	10,604,000 (85th)
• Density	382/km2 (989.4/sq mi) (32nd)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	US$19.357 billion
• Per capita	US$1,784
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	US$8.259 billion
• Per capita	US$761
Gini (2012)	60.8 very high
HDI (2015)	0.493 low · 163rd
Currency	Haitian gourde (G) (HTG)
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+509
ISO 3166 code	HT
Internet TLD	.ht   .gouv.ht   .edu.ht

Coordinates: 19°00′N 72°25′W / 19.000°N 72.417°W / 19.000; -72.417

Haiti (ⁱ/ˈheɪti/; French: Haïti [a.iti]; Haitian Creole: Ayiti [ajiti]), officially the Republic of Haiti (French: République d'Haïti; Haitian Creole: Repiblik Ayiti) and formerly called Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) in size and has an estimated 10.6 million people, making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the second-most populous country in the Caribbean as a whole.