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Haiti (pronounced /ˈheɪti/ (deprecatit template); French Haïti, pronounced [a.iti]; Haitian Creole: Ayiti, [ajiti]), offeecially the Republic o Haiti (République d'Haïti ; Repiblik Ayiti) is a Caribbean kintra. It occupies the wastren, smawer portion o the island o Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares wi the Dominican Republic. Ayiti (land o heich muntains) wis the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the muntainous wastren side o the island. The kintra's heichest pynt is Pic la Selle, at 2,680 metres (8,793 ft). The tot area o Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) an its caipital is Port-au-Prince. French an Haitian Creole are the offeecial leids.
Republic o Haiti
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Motto: 'Motto on tradeetional coat o airms:' "L'union fait la force" (French) "Union maks strenth" | |
Caipital and largest city | Port-au-Prince 18°32′N 72°20′W |
Offeecial leids |
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Ethnic groups | 95% Black 5% mulatto an white[2] |
Demonym(s) | Haitian |
Govrenment | Unitar semi-presidential republic |
• Preses | Edgard Leblanc Fils |
• Prime Meenister | Fritz Belizaire |
Legislatur | Pairlament |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | Chaumer o Deputes |
Independence frae Fraunce | |
Aurie | |
• Total | 27,750 km2 (10,710 sq mi) (140t) |
• Water (%) | 0.7 |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 11,470,261 (83t) |
• Density | 413/km2 (1,069.7/sq mi) (34t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $38.952 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $3,185[4] |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Tot | $25.986 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $2,215[4] |
Gini (2012) | 41.1[5] medium |
HDI (2022) | 0.552[6] medium · 158t |
Currency | Haitian gourde (G) (HTG) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
UTC-4 (EDT) | |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code | +509 |
ISO 3166 code | HT |
Internet TLD | .ht .gouv.ht .edu.ht[7] |
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