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- Official name
- Republic of Haiti République d'Haïti · French
1 more name
Repiblik Ayiti · Haitian Creole - Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 11 million
- Area
- 27,750 km²
- Currency
- Haitian gourde (HTG)
- Neighbours
- Dominican Republic
- Internet / phone
- .ht · +509
Where it is
Notable facts
- Haiti was the first independent nation in Latin America and the Caribbean and the only state founded by a successful slave revolt, in 1804.
- It shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
- The Citadelle Laferrière, built after independence to resist a French return, is the largest fortress in the Americas.
- Haitian Creole was made an official language alongside French in 1987 and is spoken by everyone in the country.
World Heritage 1 site
National dish
Soup joumou Squash soup with beef, pasta and root vegetables, eaten every 1 January.
Added to the UNESCO heritage list in 2021. It marks independence in 1804: the soup was said to have been forbidden to the enslaved, and eating it is the celebration of that ending.