By: Natalie Davis

Description: Two equal horizontal bands of blue(top) and red with a centered white triangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll beaming the motto L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE(UNION MAKES STRENGTH)

 The Republic of Haiti has a Multiparty Republic and an elected government. Multiparty Republic A system in which three or more political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in a coalition.

 Population: 10,804,812

 The capital city of Haiti is Port-au-Prince.

 GDP per capita growth % (0.2) The Gourde(HTG) is the official currency of Haiti. HTG: = USD: $1.00 Note: 100,000 in the US equals 4,033, in Haiti

 Agriculture  Assembly of imported parts  Cement  Food processing  Forestry  Mining  Textiles  Tourism

 Bauxite  Copper  Calcium  Carbonate  Gold  Marble  hydropower

 Roman Catholic: 80%  Protestant: 16%( Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%)  None: 1%  Other 3% Note: Roughly one half of people in Haiti practice Voodoo

Haiti’s National Holidays(not including religious holidays) are as follows:  Independence Day and New Years are both on January 1st and is considered a national holiday with joumou, a kind of pumpkin soup, being eaten as a tradition.  Ancestors Day is on January 2nd and is a major Holiday  Heroes Day celebrates many of Haiti's heroes and is on January 3rd.  Carnival, which usually falls in february, is a massive celebration throughout the country.  Death of Toussaint Louverture celebrates the death of Haiti's founding father and is on April 4th.  Flag Day is on May 18th and usually features parades. It is also a popular holiday for protesters against the government.  Corpus Christi on June 3rd is important to the countries Catholic population.  Pilgrimage of St. D'Eau is an important religious holiday.  October Death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines is celebrated on July 17th.  Battle of Vertieres is a celebration of one of the most important battles for Haitian independence on November 18th.  Decouverte of Haiti is the celebration of Columbus discovering Haiti on December 5th. This is one of the most important holidays in Haiti  Christmas, on December 25th, is an extremely important holiday for Haitian Christians and practicers of Voodoo.

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