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Haiti
Republic of Haiti
Haiti is a country in Caribbean. Its capital city is Port-au-Prince. About 11.1 million people live there, in an area of 27 750 square kilometres.
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Where is Haiti?
Haiti lies in Caribbean, on the continent of Americas.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 2 115 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 1 771 km long.
It shares a border with 1 country: Dominican Republic.
How big is Haiti?
Haiti covers 27 750 square kilometres.
That is about 11 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 143rd largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 400.8 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Haiti?
About 11.1 million people live in Haiti.
That is the 82nd biggest population in the world.
People here speak French and Haitian Creole.
They pay with the Haitian gourde (G).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 49 years.
The land of Haiti
The land in Haiti sits on average 470 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 1 771 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 89 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Haiti different?
A dish the country is known for: Red beans and rice.
Websites from here often end in .ht.
Haiti and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 1 live in Haiti.
It takes up about 0.02 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Americas it is the 23rd largest of 35 countries, and the 14th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Haiti and its neighbours
Dominican Republic, its largest neighbour, is about 1.8 times bigger.
More people live in Haiti than in Dominican Republic — 11.1 million against 10.6 million.
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Haiti?
The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Haiti?
About 11.1 million people live in Haiti, which makes it the 82nd most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Haiti?
Haiti borders Dominican Republic — 1 neighbour in total.
How big is Haiti?
Haiti covers 27 750 square kilometres, making it the 143rd largest country in the world. That is about 11 times the size of Luxembourg.
Which continent is Haiti in?
Haiti is in Americas, in the part called Caribbean.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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