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Country (Long Form): |
Republic of Haiti |
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| Capital: | Port-au-Prince | |
| Location: | Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic | |
| Total Area: | 10,714.33
sq mi 27,750.00 sq km (Slightly smaller than Maryland) |
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| Population: | 6,964,549
(July 2001 Estimate) Note: Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected. |
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| Estimated Population in 2050: | 11,851,865 | |
| Climate: | Tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds | |
| Languages: | French (Official), Creole (Official) | |
| Literacy: | 45.0% total, 48.0% male, 42.2% female (1995 Estimate) | |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, Other 1%), None 1%, Other 3% (1982) |
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| Life Expectancy: | 47.67 male, 51.17 female (2001 Estimate) | |
| Government Type: | Elected Government | |
| Currency:
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1 Gourde (G) = 100 Centimes | |
| GDP per Capita: | $1,800 (2000 Estimate) | |
| Industry: | Sugar Refining, Flour Milling, Textiles, Cement, Tourism, Light Assembly Industries based on imported parts. | |
| Agriculture: | Coffee, Mangoes, Sugarcane, Rice, Corn, Sorghum, Wood | |
| Arable Land: | 20% | |
| Natural Resources: | Bauxite, Copper, Calcium Carbonate, Gold, Marble, Hydropower | |
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