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Republic of Haiti

Republic of Haiti
Flag of Haiti
Coat of arms of Haiti
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
Location of Haiti
Location of Haiti
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
Ethnic groups 95% Black
5% Mulatto and White
Demonym Haitian
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President
Jovenel Moïse
Jack Guy Lafontant
Legislature Parliament
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Independence from France
• Declared
1 January 1804
• Recognized
17 April 1825
22 September 1804
9 March 1806
17 October 1806
• Kingdom
28 March 1811
9 February 1822
• Dissolution
27 February 1844
26 August 1849
• Republic
15 January 1859
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) Increase 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 (Listeni/ˈhti/; 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.


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