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Haiti: Facts & Stats

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Also Known As République d’Haïti • Repiblik Dayti • Ayti • Republic of Haiti
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Alix Didier Fils-Aimé
Capital Port-au-Prince
Population (2025 est.) 12,562,000
Head Of State President: Transitional Presidential Council
Form Of Government republic with two legislative houses (Senate [30]; Chamber of Deputies [99])
Official Languages Haitian Creole; French
Official Religions See footnote 1.
Official Name Repiblik d’ Ayiti (Haitian Creole); République d’Haïti (French) (Republic of Haiti)
Total Area (Sq Km) 27,065
Total Area (Sq Mi) 10,450
Monetary Unit gourde (G)
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2021) 56.4% • Rural: (2021) 43.6%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 63.3 years • Female: (2022) 68.7 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2017) 73% • Female: (2017) 64%
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 1,760
1Roman Catholicism has special recognition per concordat with the Vatican; Vodou (Voodoo) became officially sanctioned per governmental decree of April 2003.

Did You Know?

  • More than 770,000 cases of cholera have been found in Haiti since 2010.
  • Haiti is slightly smaller than the state of Maryland.

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