HAITI

HAITI

• Population: 9,035,536
• Capital: Port au Prince
• Bordering Country: The Dominican Republic
• Major cities : Port au Prince ,Aquin

HISTORY /SOCIETY

• Early History Haiti has a uniquely tragic history.
• Natural disasters, poverty, racial discord, and political
• Two-thirds of all Haitians depend on the agriculture
• Not many children go to school in Haiti they probably can't afford it
• The current president is Michel Martelly .

ECONOMY

• Two-thirds of all Haitians depend on the agriculture for money
• Haiti has one of the lowest economy .
• In Haiti people call their money goods .
• Haiti economy suffer from lack of government law enforcement
• Majority of the people don't have jobs

GOVERNMENT

• The current president is Michel Martelly .
• He was born and raise in Haiti
• He was elected in 2011
• Wyclef Jean tried to run for president
• He was a former musician and bussinessman

FUN FACTS

• Haiti’s national sport is soccer. Haiti first competed in the World Cup in 1974.
• -Haiti help France for over half the wealth it derived from all its other colonies in 1800
• Haiti got its independence from France In 1804.
• Haiti is the one black republic in the world .
• Dominican Republic & Haiti is one the same island the island is split in half