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Haiti

Republic of Haiti
Quick facts
Capital
Port-au-Prince
Population
11 m
Area
27,750 km²
Region
Caribbean
Languages
French, Haitian Creole
Currency
Haitian gourde (G)
Demonym
Haitian
UN member
Yes
How Haiti compares
Economy size$25 B
113th of 178 worldwide · 5th of 7 in Caribbean
Income per person$2,143
135th of 178 worldwide · 7th of 7 in Caribbean
Life expectancy65.1 yrs
153rd of 179 worldwide · 7th of 7 in Caribbean
Internet access47.9%
134th of 179 worldwide · 7th of 7 in Caribbean
Military spending$20 M
157th of 163 worldwide · 5th of 5 in Caribbean
Highlights
GDP
$25 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$2,143

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
12 m

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
65.1 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

Internet users
47.9%

Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.

Mobile subscriptions
65

Active mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 people.

Land area
27,560 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
12.3%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
0.3%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
0.0%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Military burden
0.1%

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Defense spending
$20 M

Total military expenditure at current prices.

The history journey

From the Taino island of Quisqueya and the slave colony of Saint-Domingue to the world's first Black republic.

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