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Haiti © Seomra Ranga

Haiti © Seomra Ranga

Haiti © Seomra Ranga Haiti flag including coat of arms

Haiti Official Name: Republic of Haiti Local Name: République d’Haïti Location: the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea Area: 27,750km 2 / 10,712m 2 Population: 10 million (pre-2009 estimate) Time Zone: GMT -5 © Seomra Ranga

Haiti Capital: Port-au-Prince Chief Towns: Port-de-Paix, Cap-Haïtien, Gonaïves, Les Cayes, Jacmel, Jérémie Currency: 1 Gourde (G, Gde) = 100 centimes Languages: French, Creole Religions: Catholic 80%, Protestant 15% Ethnic Groups: Black 95%, Mulatto and White 5% © Seomra Ranga

Haiti Tropical maritime Average monthly temperatures 24 0 – 29 0 Wet Season: May – September Hurricanes are common © Seomra Ranga Climate

Haiti President elected by popular vote for a five- year term Prime Minister appointed by the President Cabinet chosen by the Prime Minister in consultation with the President © Seomra Ranga Government

Haiti Mostly based on agriculture Large plantations grow coffee, sugar, sisal, rice, bananas, corn, sorghum, cocoa, mangoes Other industries include flour milling, cement, light assembly industries, lobster fishing, tourism © Seomra Ranga Economy

Haiti Hispaniola discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 Haiti created when France took over western third of the island in Haitian Revolution, the only successful slave revolution in the New World 1804 Haitian Independence declared Haiti had an Emperor until 1859,when it became a republic © Seomra Ranga History

Haiti Haiti was united with Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Haiti under US occupation 1957 – 1986 Haiti under absolute power of Duvalier family 1990 Jean-Bertrand Aristide elected President but soon had to flee into exile 1994 Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned as President © Seomra Ranga History

Haiti 1996 René Préval elected President 2004 Haiti Rebellion 2006 René Préval again elected President © Seomra Ranga History

Haiti Even before the 2010 earthquake, Haiti was recognised as the poorest country in the Americas People survive, on average, on $2 per day About 80% of the population live in poverty 50% of the population are illiterate Many people live in slums Many children are forced into slavery, working as unpaid servants © Seomra Ranga Poverty

Haiti Corruption has been widespread Drug trafficking is a major industry Haiti survives on Foreign Aid © Seomra Ranga Poverty

Haiti January 12th 2010 an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale strikes Haiti and devastates the capital Port-au-Prince as well as other towns 33 aftershocks recorded More than 100,000 people believed to have been killed 3 million people affected by the earthquake © Seomra Ranga Earthquake

Haiti © Seomra Ranga Earthquake Haiti Earthquake, January 12th, 2010

Haiti Concern ( Goal ( UNICEF ( Trócaire ( Irish Red Cross ( Medecins Sans Frontiers ( Haven ( CBM ( Christian Aid ( Oxfam ( © Seomra Ranga How to donate money: