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