Haiti

	République d'Haïti; Repiblik d Ayiti ; Republic of Haiti
Flag	Coat of arms
	Motto; "L'Union Fait La Force" (French); "Unity makes Strength"
	Anthem; La Dessalinienne (French); The Dessalines Song
Capital ; (and largest city)	Port-au-Prince; 18°32′N, 72°20′W
Official languages	French, Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen)
Government; - President; - Prime Minister; - Ruling party;	Republic; François Duvalier; Jean-Claude Duvalier; Party of National Unity; (Parti de l'Unité Nationale)
Formation; - as Saint-Domingue; - Independence from France	; 1697; January 1, 1804
Area ; - Total; ; - Water (%)	; 27,750 km²; 10,714 sq mi; 0.7
Population ; - July 2005 estimate; - Density;	; 8,528,0001; 292.7 /km²; 758.1 /sq mi
GDP (PPP); - Total; - Per capita	2006 estimate; $42.64 billion; $500
Gini	75.7 (high)
HDI	0.219 (low)
Currency	Gourde (HTG)
Time zone; - Summer (DST)	(UTC -5); (UTC -4)
Internet TLD	.ht
Calling code	+509

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République d'Haïti Repiblik d Ayiti Republic of Haiti


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto "L'Union Fait La Force" (French) "Unity makes Strength"

Anthem La Dessalinienne (French) The Dessalines Song



Capital (and largest city)	Port-au-Prince 18°32′N, 72°20′W

Official languages	French, Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen)

Government - President - Prime Minister - Ruling party	Republic François Duvalier Jean-Claude Duvalier Party of National Unity (Parti de l'Unité Nationale)

Formation - as Saint-Domingue - Independence from France	1697 January 1, 1804

Area - Total - Water (%)	27,750 km² 10,714 sq mi 0.7

Population - July 2005 estimate - Density	8,528,0001 292.7 /km² 758.1 /sq mi

GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita	2006 estimate $42.64 billion $500

Gini	75.7 (high)

HDI	0.219 (low)

Currency	Gourde (`HTG`)

Time zone - Summer (DST)	(UTC -5) (UTC -4)

Internet TLD	.ht

Calling code	+509