Population: 10, 413, 211
Capital City: Port-au-Prince
Geography: Western portion of the island of Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic is on the eastern side)
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History (very abbreviated): Originally inhabited by the Taino people, Haiti became the first independent nation of Latin America. & the Caribbean. Christopher Columbus landed in what is now Haiti in 1492, and brought with them an epidemic of various infectious diseases which devastated the people on the island. The island was divided between France and Spain in 1697. The French set up sugar cane plantations and brought thousands of slaves from Africa. The treatment of the workers on the sugar-cane planation was considered especially brutal. Between 1789 and 1803 the people of what is now Haiti (At the time, Saint-Domingue) pushed for freedom and independence, and a revolution, aided by a yellow-fever outbreak, caused France to withdraw their troops. The revolution caused approximately 170,000 deaths. For years after this revolution the governments of the America's didn't recognize Haiti as a republic, and since this time Haiti has gone through a number of significant military and political challenges.
Currency: The Haitian Gourde (national currency)
Religion: 80% of the population is Catholic, 16% protestant, some Vodou is also practiced.
Language: French & Haitian Creole
Healthcare: Only 40% of the population receive access to healthcare.
Currency: The Haitian Gourde (national currency)
Religion: 80% of the population is Catholic, 16% protestant, some Vodou is also practiced.
Language: French & Haitian Creole
Healthcare: Only 40% of the population receive access to healthcare.
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