Haiti#
The native Taino – who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when Christopher COLUMBUS first landed in 1492 – were virtually wiped out by Spanish settlers within 25 years.
Government type: semi-presidential republic. Chief of state: President (vacant).
Facts#
Capital |
Port-au-Prince |
Region |
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic |
Area |
total : 27,750 sq km; land: 27,560 sq km; water: 190 sq km |
Population |
11,898,812 (2025 est.) |
Languages |
French (official), Creole (official) |
Currency |
gourdes (HTG) |
Time zone |
to be filled |
ccTLD |
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Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
Camp |
Population |
Origin |
Location |
Notes |
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to be filled |