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1 day ago · Haiti is wracked by violence that has escalated to unprecedented levels. In an address to the UN Security Council on 22 April, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Maria Isabel Salvador said “it is impossible to overstate the increase in gang activity across Port-au-Prince and beyond, ...
Mar 5, 2024 · MEXICO CITY — Haiti is entering its second day of a state of emergency, after gangs attacked the capital city's most important prisons over the weekend, releasing thousands of inmates.
Mar 14, 2024 · REPUBLIC OF HAITI: FACTS. Capital: Port-au-Prince. Area: 27,800 sq km. Population: 11.3 million. Languages: French, Haitian Creole. Life expectancy: 62 years (men) 66 years (women) LEADER. Acting...
6 days ago · Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the most unequal in wealth distribution. Tip. Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic. Definitions and Notes. Geography. Location.
Mar 22, 2024 · The island that now includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic was first inhabited about 5000 bce, and farming villages were established about 300 bce. The Arawak and other Indigenous peoples later developed large communities there. The Taino, an Arawak group, became dominant; also prominent were the Ciboney.
Dec 22, 2021 · Haiti is a free market economy with low labor costs and tariff-free access to the US for many of its exports. Two-fifths of all Haitians depend on the agricultural sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, which remains vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters.
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic.
