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    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.

  2. Apr 23, 2024 · 23 April 2024. By Vanessa Buschschlüter,BBC News. Getty Images. Many children are among the more than 360,000 displaced by the violence. Three million children in Haiti are in need of...

  3. 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....

  4. Apr 22, 2024 · 29 Mar 2024. Haiti gang vi­o­lence deaths surge in 2024, UN says. Gang vi­o­lence has erod­ed the rule of law and brought state in­sti­tu­tions close to col­lapse, re­port finds. 28 Mar 2024....

  5. 4 days ago · A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haitis southern peninsula in 2021, causing well over 2,000 deaths; an estimated 500,000 required emergency humanitarian aid. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the most unequal in wealth distribution.

  6. Mar 22, 2024 · History of Haiti, a survey of the important events and people in the history of Haiti from the time of European settlement. For treatment of earlier history and the country in its regional context, see West Indies.

  7. Dec 22, 2021 · Haiti. Central America. Page last updated: December 22, 2021. Photos of Haiti. View 5 Photos. Introduction. Background. The native Taino - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when Christopher COLUMBUS first landed on it in 1492 - were virtually wiped out by Spanish settlers within 25 years.

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