Republic of Haiti | |
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Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" (French)[1] Motto on traditional coat of arms:"Libète, Egalite, Fratènite" (Haitian Creole) "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" "L'union fait la force" (French) "Inite se fòs" (Haitian Creole)[2] "Union makes strength" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Port-au-Prince 18°32′N 72°20′W / 18.533°N 72.333°W |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups | 95% black 5% mixed and white[3] |
| Demonym(s) | Haitian |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Jovenel Moïse | |
| Fritz William Michel (Acting) | |
| 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) (143rd) |
• Water (%) | 0.7 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 11,123,178[4][5] (85th) |
• Density | 382/km2 (989.4/sq mi) (32nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $19.979 billion[6] (144th) |
• Per capita | $1,819[6] (174th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $7.897 billion[6] (139th) |
• Per capita | $719[6] (172nd) |
| Gini (2012) | 60.8[7] very high |
| HDI (2018) |  0.503[8]low · 169th |
| Currency | Haitian gourde (G) (HTG) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +509 |
| ISO 3166 code | HT |
| Internet TLD | .ht |
Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti and formerly called Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, to the east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. To its south-west lies the small island of Navassa Island, which is claimed by Haiti but is disputed as a United States territory under federal administration. Haiti is 27,750 square kilometers (10,714 sq mi) in size and has an estimated population of 11.1 million, making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Cuba.