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Statistics
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General
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| Official Name |
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Republique d'Haiti |
| Population |
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8.3 Million (2003, UN) |
| Area |
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27,750 sq. km (slightly smaller than Maryland) |
| Capital |
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Port-au-Prince, pop. 2 million est. |
| Other Cities |
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Cap-Haitien, pop: 100,000 est.; Gonaives |
| Currency |
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Gourde |
| Official Languages |
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Haitian Creole, French |
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Geography
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| Terrain |
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mostly rough and mountainous |
| Elevation |
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lowest: 0m at Caribbean Sea
highest: 2680m at Chaine de la Selle |
| Natural Resources |
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bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower |
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Land Use
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| arable |
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20% |
| permanent crops |
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13% |
| permanent pastures |
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18% |
| forest and woodlands |
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5% |
| other |
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44% |
| Natural Hazards |
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lies in hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts |
| Environmental Issues |
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Extensive deforestation (agriculture and fuel); Severe soil erosion; Inadequate supplies of potable water |
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Population, Health and Education
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| Growth Rate |
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1.39% (2000 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate |
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-2.97 migrants/1,000 pop. |
| Sex Ratio |
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(total) .97 male(s)/female |
| Infant Mortality Rate |
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97.1/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy |
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(total) 49.21 years; (male) 47.46 years; (female) 51.06 years |
| Ethnic Groups |
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black 95%, mulatto and white 5% |
| Religions |
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Vodou 90%, Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist, Pentecostal, Adventist). |
| Adult Literacy Rate |
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47% (male), 41% (female) |
| Population with access to safe drinking water |
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43% |
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urban: 29% |
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rural: 41% |
| Population with access to sewage disposal |
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27% |
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urban: 43% |
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rural: 16% |
| Doctors per 1,000 population |
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.79 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 |
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8 |
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Economy
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| GDP |
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9.2 billion; real growth rate: 2.4% |
| GDP per capita |
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$1,340 (1999 est.) |
| Real Annual Income per capita |
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$250 |
| Population below poverty line |
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80% |
| Unemployment |
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70% |
| Industries |
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sugar refining, flour milling, textiles, cement, tourism, light assembly industry based on imported parts |
| Agricultural products |
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coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum; wood |
| Export commodities |
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manufactures, coffee, oils, mangoes |
| Export parters |
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US 86%, EU 11% |
| Import commodities |
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food, machinery, transport equipment, fuels |
| Import partners |
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US 60%, EU 12% |
| Debt (external) |
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$1 billion (1997 est.) |
| Economic Aid (recipient) |
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$730.6 million (1995) |
Note: data from CIA-World Factbook
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