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Republic of Haiti National Name- Republique d' Haiti President- Jean Bertrand Aristide ( Feb, 7 2001) Area- 10,714sq.mi ( 27,750sq.km) Population ( 2000 est)- 6,867,995 Capital/Largest City- Port au Prince,1.5 million Monetary unit- Gourde Lanuguages- Creole, French Ethnicity/Race- black 95%; mulatto and European 5% Religion- Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16%, Voodoo 95% Literacy Rate- 53% (1990) Ports/Harbors- Cap- Haitien, Gonaives, Jacmel, Les Cayes, Miragoane, Port au Prince, Saint Marc |
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| Haiti, in the West Indies, occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is two-thirds mountainous, with the rest of the country marked by great valleys, extensive plateaus, and small plains. | ||||||
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