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  1. 3 days ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Haiti, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government. Haiti was the second country in the Americas, after the United States, to free itself from colonial rule. Its capital is Port-au-Prince.

  2. 1 day ago · Haiti’s police force has about 9,000 officers on duty on any given day for a population of 11 million, according to government figures, roughly one-third the force strength recommended by the ...

  3. 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...

  4. 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....

  5. Apr 24, 2024 · 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 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: Mar 22, 2024 • Article History. Haiti. 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. Early period. Haiti.

  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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