Click to see country in continent: Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince Population: 9,8 mln Surface: 27,750 sq km Languages:
Haitian Creole, French, Creole patois
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Haiti was the world's first independent black republic and the only nation ever to have formed from a successful slave rebellion. Haiti became the second non-native country in the Americas (after the United States) to declare its independence, in January, 1804
Exact population: 9,801,664 (July 2012 est.) Literacy: Total population: 52.9%; male: 54.8%; female: 51.2% Ethnicities: Black 95%, mulatto and white 5% Land boundaries: Total: 360 km; border countries: Dominican Republic 360 km Terrain: Mostly rough and mountainous Extremes: Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m; highest point: Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m Imports: US 34.8%, Netherlands Antilles 18%, Malaysia 5.1%, Colombia 4.7% (2004) Exports: US 81.2%, Dominican Republic 7.3%, Canada 4.1% (2004) Industries: Sugar refining, flour milling, textiles, cement, light assembly industries based on imported parts