Port-au-Prince, the capital of the Republic of Haiti.
Population: 10.85 million Haitians (2016)
Currency: Haitian gourde
Official languages: Haitian Creole and French.
Haiti is located in the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean measuring 27,750 km2.
Climate: tropical
Haiti lowest elevation is sea level (the Caribbean Sea) while the highest point is Pic la Selle, 8,793. Ft.
Several islands make up a part of the Republic of Haiti’s total territory namely:
Ile de la Gonave, Ile de la Tortue, La Navase, Les Cayemites et Ile-a-Vache, Grosse Caille (across Aquin).
Lakes: Lac Azuei, Lac Peligre, Lac Miragoane and Trou Caiman.
HAITI is divided into nine (9) departments:
North, South, West, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Centre, Grande Anse and Artibonite.
Natural resources: oil (at least 3 million barrels discovered in shallow offshore since the earthquake of January 2010 – go to www.worldoil.com, newsone.com, etc.), gold, bauxite, copper, marble, calcium carbonate, iron, ore, lead, tin, zinc, manganese, chromite, antimony, gypsum, nickel, porphyry, etc. Visit toomuchblack.wordpress.com, economywatch.com, globalriskinsights.com, wikipedia, www.theguardian.com, www.bostonhaitian.com/2015, to name a few.
