Haiti
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| - | | style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:Flag of Haiti.png]] || style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:Coat of arms of Haiti.png]] | + | | style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:Flag of Haiti.png|125px|Flag of Haiti]] || style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:Coat of arms of Haiti.png|85px|Coat of arms of Haiti]] |
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| - | | align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | '''Anthem'''<br>''La Dessalinienne'' <small>(French)</small><br><small> | + | | align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | '''Anthem'''<br>''La Dessalinienne'' <small>(French)</small><br><small>(The Dessalines Song) |
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| - | | align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:Map of | + | | align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:Map of Haiti.PNG|250px|Location of Haiti]] |
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| - | |'''Official languages || French | + | |'''Official languages''' || French<br>Haitian Creole (''kreyòl ayisyen'') |
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| - | |'''Government'''<br> - President | + | |'''Government'''<br> - President |
| - | | Republic<br>François Duvalier | + | |Republic<br>François Duvalier |
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|'''Population''' <br> - July 2005 estimate<br> - Density<br> | |'''Population''' <br> - July 2005 estimate<br> - Density<br> | ||
| - | |<br>8,528, | + | |<br>8,528,000<br>292.7 /km²<br>758.1 /sq mi |
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| - | |'''GDP | + | |'''GDP''' (PPP)<br/> - Total<br/> - Per capita |
|2006 estimate<br>$42.64 billion<br>$500 | |2006 estimate<br>$42.64 billion<br>$500 | ||
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| - | |'''Gini''' || 75.7 (<font color="#e0584e">high</font>) | + | |'''Gini''' || [[Image:Red arrow up.PNG|10px]] 75.7 (<font color="#e0584e">high</font>) |
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| - | |'''HDI''' || [[Image: | + | | colspan="2" | <hr> |
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| + | |'''HDI''' || [[Image:Red arrow down.PNG|11px]] 0.219 (<font color="#e0584e">low</font>) | ||
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| + | "Our Doc, who are in the National Palace, hallowed be Thy name in the present and future generations. Thy will be done at Port-au-Prince and in the provinces. Give us this day our new Haiti and never forgive the trespasses of the anti-patriots who spit every day on our country. Let them succumb to temptation, and under the weight of their venom, deliver them not from any evil." | ||
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| + | Prime Minister: Jean-Claude Duvalier | ||
| + | <br>Ruling party: Party of National Unity (''Parti de l'Unité Nationale'') | ||
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Current revision as of 01:33, 20 March 2009
| République d'Haïti Repiblik d Ayiti Republic of Haiti | |
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| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto "L'Union Fait La Force" (French) "Unity makes Strength" | |
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| Anthem La Dessalinienne (French) (The Dessalines Song) | |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Port-au-Prince 18°32′N, 72°20′W |
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| Official languages | French Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen) |
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| Government - President | Republic François Duvalier |
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| Formation - as Saint-Domingue - Independence from France | 1697 January 1, 1804 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 27,750 km² 10,714 sq mi 0.7 |
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| Population - July 2005 estimate - Density | 8,528,000 292.7 /km² 758.1 /sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2006 estimate $42.64 billion $500 |
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| Gini |  75.7 (high)
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| HDI |  0.219 (low)
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| Currency | Gourde (HTG)
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) | (UTC -5) (UTC -4) |
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| Internet TLD | .ht |
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| Calling code | +509 |
"Our Doc, who are in the National Palace, hallowed be Thy name in the present and future generations. Thy will be done at Port-au-Prince and in the provinces. Give us this day our new Haiti and never forgive the trespasses of the anti-patriots who spit every day on our country. Let them succumb to temptation, and under the weight of their venom, deliver them not from any evil."
Prime Minister: Jean-Claude Duvalier
Ruling party: Party of National Unity (Parti de l'Unité Nationale)
