Haiti - Wikipedia
WEBHaiti, 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.
Haiti | History, Geography, Map, Population, & Culture
WEB5 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 …
The Haiti crisis, explained: Violence, hunger and unstable political ...
WEBMar 13, 2024 · A long-simmering crisis in Haiti has come to a head as its leader remains stranded in Puerto Rico while its people starve and live in fear of rampant violence.
Haiti country profile - BBC News
WEBMay 21, 2024 · Haiti became the world's first black-led republic and the first independent Caribbean state when it threw off French colonial control and slavery in the early 19th Century. But independence came...
Haiti facts and photos - National Geographic Kids
WEBLocated between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, Haiti occupies the western one-third of the island of Hispaniola. The Dominican Republic borders Haiti on the eastern side of the...
Haiti | Latest News & Updates | AP News
WEBHaiti has opened a new political chapter with the installation of a transitional council tasked with picking a new prime minister and preparing for eventual presidential elections, in hopes of quelling spiraling gang violence that has killed thousands in the Caribbean country.
Haiti situation 'catastrophic' and growing worse, UN warns - BBC
WEBApr 23, 2024 · Haiti situation 'catastrophic' and growing worse, UN warns. Three million children in Haiti are in need of humanitarian assistance as continuing gang violence hampers aid delivery, the head of...
Haiti - World Factbook Glyph
WEB6 days ago · In 2010, a major 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. An estimated 300,000 people were killed, and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region in 200 years.
Haiti - The World Factbook
WEBDec 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 - Wikiwand
WEBHaiti, 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.
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