About our Beautiful Haiti
General
Official Name --- Republic
of Haiti
Population ---
6,867,995 (2000 est.)
Area ---
27,750 sq. km (slightly smaller than Maryland)
Capital ---
Port-au-Prince, pop. 2 million est.
Other Cities ---
Cap-Haitien, pop: 100,000 est.; Gonaives
Currency ---
Gourde
Official Languages ---
Haitian Creole, French
Geography
Terrain ---
mostly rough and mountainousElevation lowest ---
0m at Caribbean Seahighest: 2680m at Chaine de la Selle
Natural Resources ---
bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
The Land
Use
arable --- 20%
permanent crops --- 13%
permanent pastures --- 18%
forest and woodlands --- 5%
other --- 44%
Natural Hazards lies in hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from
June to October,
occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts
Environmental Issues Extensive deforestation (agriculture and fuel); Severe
soil erosion; Inadequate supplies of potable water
Population, Health
and Education
Growth Rate ---
1.39% (2000 est.)
Net Migration Rate ---
2.97 migrants/1,000 pop.
Sex Ratio (total) ---
.97 male(s)/female
Infant Mortality Rate---
97.1/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy (total)---
49.21 years; (male) 47.46 years; (female) 51.06 years
Ethnic Groups ---
black 95%, mulatto and white 5%
Religions ---
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist, Pentecostal, Adventist).
Note: roughly one-half the population also practices Voodoo
Adult Literacy ---
Rate 47% (male), 41% (female)
Population with access to safe drinking water ---
43%
urban--- 29%
rural--- 41%
Population with access to sewage disposal --- 27%
urban--- 43%
rural---16%
Doctors per 1,000 population ---.79
Hospital beds per 1,000--- 8
Economy
GDP ---
9.2 billion; real growth rate: 2.4%
GDP per capita ---
$1,340 (1999 est.)
Real Annual Income per capita ---
$250
Population below poverty line ---
80%
Unemployment ---
70%
Industries ---
sugar refining, flour milling, textiles, cement, tourism, light assembly
industry based on imported parts
Agricultural products ---
coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum; wood
Export commodities manufactures ---
coffee, oils, mangoes
Export partners---
US 86%, EU 11%
Import commodities---
food, machinery, transport equipment, fuels
Import partners ---
US 60%, EU 12%
Debt (external) ---
$1 billion (1997 est.)
Economic Aid (recipient) ---
$730.6 million (1995)
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