"Haiti is a very poor, but interesting, country..."

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

National Name:
Republique d'Haiti
President:
Rene Preval (2006)
Land Area:
8.3 million
Population:
8.3 million
National Languages:
Creole and French
Ethnicity:
Black 95%, Mulatto and White 5%
Literacy Rate:
53%
Per Capita Income:
$1600
Monetary Unit:
Goude
Capital/largest City:
Port-au-Prince, 1.1 million
Arable Land:
28%