Outline of Haiti

See also: Index of Haiti-related articles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Haiti:

The Flag of Haiti

The Coat of arms of Haiti

The location of Haiti

An enlargeable map of Haiti

The Haiti – sovereign country located on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago.^[1] Ayiti ("Land of Mountains") was the indigenous Taíno name for Hispaniola. The Haitian Creole and French-speaking country of Haiti occupies the western extent of Hispaniola, while the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic occupies the greater eastern extent of the island. Haiti was the first country of the Americas to win its freedom from European colonization in 1804. The country's highest point is Pic la Selle, at 2,680 metres (8,793 ft). The total area of Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) and its capital is Port-au-Prince.

General reference

An enlargeable. basic map of Haiti

• Pronunciation: /ˈheɪti/
• Common English country name: Haiti
• Official English country name: The Republic of Haiti
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Haitian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Haiti
• ISO country codes: HT, HTI, 332
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:HT
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ht

Geography of Haiti

An enlargeable topographic map of Haiti

Geography of Haiti

• Haiti is: a country, on an island
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • North America (though not on the mainland)
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • North Atlantic
      • Caribbean
        • Antilles
          • Greater Antilles
            • Hispaniola, island (which Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic)
  • Time zone: UTC-05
  • Extreme points of Haiti
    • High: Pic la Selle 2,680 m (8,793 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries:  Dominican Republic 360 km
  • Coastline: 1,771 km
• Population of Haiti: 9,598,000 - 83rd most populous country
• Area of Haiti: 27,750 km²
• Atlas of Haiti

Environment of Haiti

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Environment of Haiti

• Climate of Haiti
• Environmental issues in Haiti
• Renewable energy in Haiti
• Geology of Haiti
• Protected areas of Haiti
  • Biosphere reserves in Haiti
  • National parks of Haiti
• Wildlife of Haiti
  • Fauna of Haiti
    • Birds of Haiti
    • Mammals of Haiti

Natural geographic features of Haiti

• Fjords of Haiti
• Glaciers of Haiti
• Islands of Haiti
• Lakes of Haiti
• Mountains of Haiti
  • Volcanoes in Haiti
• Rivers of Haiti
  • Waterfalls of Haiti
• Valleys of Haiti
• World Heritage Sites in Haiti

Regions of Haiti

Regions of Haiti

Ecoregions of Haiti

List of ecoregions in Haiti

Administrative divisions of Haiti

Administrative divisions of Haiti

• Departments of Haiti
  • Arrondissements of Haiti
    • List of communes of Haiti

Departments of Haiti

Departments of Haiti

Arrondissements and communes of Haiti

Arrondissements and communes of Haiti

Municipalities of Haiti

• Capital of Haiti: Port-au-Prince
• Cities of Haiti

Demography of Haiti

Demographics of Haiti

Government and politics of Haiti

Politics of Haiti

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Haiti: Port-au-Prince
• Elections in Haiti

• Political parties in Haiti

Branches of the government of Haiti

Government of Haiti

Executive branch of the government of Haiti

• Head of state: President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Haiti, Evans Paul
• Cabinet of Haiti
• Haiti

Legislative branch of the government of Haiti

• National Assembly of Haiti (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Haiti
  • Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Haiti

Judicial branch of the government of Haiti

Court system of Haiti

• Supreme Court of Haiti

Foreign relations of Haiti

Foreign relations of Haiti

• Diplomatic missions in Haiti
• Diplomatic missions of Haiti

International organization membership

International organization membership of Haiti The Republic of Haiti is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Latin American Economic System (LAES) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Union Latine United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Haiti

Law of Haiti

• Constitution of Haiti
• Crime in Haiti
  • Prostitution in Haiti
• Human rights in Haiti
  • Women's rights in Haiti
  • LGBT rights in Haiti
  • Freedom of religion in Haiti
• Law enforcement in Haiti

Military of Haiti

Military of Haiti

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Jean Joseph Exume (as Minister of Justice & Public Security)
    • Ministry of Justice & Public Security
• Forces
  • Haitian National Police
• Military history of Haiti
• Military ranks of Haiti

Local government in Haiti

Departments of Haiti

Departments of Haiti

1. Artibonite
2. Centre
3. Grand'Anse
4. Nippes
5. Nord
6. Nord-Est
7. Nord-Ouest
8. Ouest
9. Sud
10. Sud-Est

History of Haiti

History of Haiti

• Timeline of the history of Haiti
• Current events of Haiti
• Military history of Haiti

Culture of Haiti

Culture of Haiti

• Architecture of Haiti
• Cuisine of Haiti
• Festivals in Haiti
• Languages of Haiti
• Media in Haiti
• National Museum of Haiti
• National Palace
• National symbols of Haiti
  • Coat of arms of Haiti
  • Flag of Haiti
  • National anthem of Haiti
• People of Haiti
• Prostitution in Haiti
• Public holidays in Haiti
• Records of Haiti
• Religion in Haiti
  • Christianity in Haiti
  • Hinduism in Haiti
  • Islam in Haiti
  • Judaism in Haiti
  • Sikhism in Haiti
• World Heritage Sites in Haiti

Art in Haiti

• Art in Haiti
• Cinema of Haiti
• Literature of Haiti
• Music of Haiti
• National Museum of Art, Haiti
• Television in Haiti
• Theatre in Haiti

Sports in Haiti

Sports in Haiti

• Football in Haiti
• Haiti at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Haiti

Economy of Haiti

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 135th (one hundred and thirty fifth)
• Agriculture in Haiti
• Banking in Haiti
  • Central Bank of Haiti
• Communications in Haiti
  • Internet in Haiti
• Companies of Haiti
• Currency of Haiti: Gourde
  • ISO 4217: HTG
• Energy in Haiti
  • Energy policy of Haiti
  • Oil industry in Haiti
• Health care in Haiti
• Mining in Haiti
• Haiti Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Haiti
• Transport in Haiti
  • Airports in Haiti
  • Rail transport in Haiti
  • Roads in Haiti
• Water supply and sanitation in Haiti

Education in Haiti

Education in Haiti

Health in Haiti

Health in Haiti

See also

• Haiti portal
• Caribbean portal

Haiti

• Index of Haiti-related articles
• List of Haiti-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of North America
• Outline of the Caribbean

References

1. "Haiti". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Haiti

• The professional platform for Haitians and Friends of Haiti.
• The place to share Haiti News, chat, economic ideas, music, and haitian movies.
• If It's About Haiti, It's On Fouye!
• Haiti: Current events, news, politics, nonprofit
• Embassy of Haiti to the United States, in Washington, DC
• Library of Congress - A Country Study: Haiti
• VOA kreyol
• Encyclopædia Britannica - Haiti's country page
• International Action: Fighting the Water Crisis in Haiti
• Hope for Haiti: Education and grassroots development in rural Haiti
• Search engine for the.ht tld (in french)
• Official website of The National Telecommunications Council, Conatel (in French)
• National Archives of Haiti materials in the Digital Library of the Caribbean
• Haiti List
• Bob Corbett's Haiti Page
• The Carter Center information on Haiti