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Central America & Caribbean
Republic of Haiti
🗺️ Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Capital city
📍 18.5944°, -72.3074°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalPort-au-Prince
TimezoneUTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population11.9M
Governmentsemi-presidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.ht
Internet Users39%
GDP per Capita$2,800
🌍 Geography
LocationCaribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Maryland
Climatetropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
Terrainmostly rough and mountainous
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsBlack 95%, mixed and White 5%
ReligionsCatholic 55%, Protestant 29%, Vodou 2.1%, other 4.6%, none 10% (2018 est.)
Median Age25.3 years
Life Expectancy65.6 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 1 January (1804)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook