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Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, is the most populous Caribbean country.0 The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince.

The first century of independence was characterized by political instability, international isolation, crippling debt payments to France, and a costly war with the neighboring Dominican Republic. Political volatility and foreign economic influence prompted a U.S. occupation from 1915 to 1934. A series of unstable presidencies gave way to nearly three decades of dictatorship under the Duvalier family (1957–1986), which brought state-sanctioned violence, corruption, and economic stagnation. Following a coup d'état in 2004, the United Nations intervened to stabilize the country. In 2010, Haiti suffered a catastrophic earthquake, followed by a deadly cholera outbreak. With its deteriorating economic situation, the country has experienced a socioeconomic and political crisis marked by riots and protests, widespread hunger, and increased gang activity. As of May 2024, Haiti has no remaining elected government officials and has been described as a failed state. (Full article...)

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Haiti faces key challenges in the water supply and sanitation sector:

Notably, access to public services is very low, their quality is inadequate and public institutions remain very weak despite foreign aid and the government's declared intent to strengthen the sector's institutions. Foreign and Haitian NGOs play an important role in the sector, especially in rural and urban slum areas. (Full article...)

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...that Restavec refers to a social system in Haiti whereby parents unable to care for their children send them to relatives or strangers, where they receive food and housing (and sometimes an education) in exchange for light housework.
...that in 2007, the Haitian national football team beat recent FIFA World cup finalists Trinidad and Tobago 2-1, to win the Caribbean Cup for the first time.
...that La Visite National Park is one of the two national parks in Haiti. It is located in the southeast of the country and contains the country's highest mountain, Pic de la Selle.

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Voters queue to cast their vote during the Haitian general election, 2006

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Image 1Market street in Port-au-Prince, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 2A sugar mill in Haiti (L'Homme et la Terre by Élisée Reclus, 1830–1905) (from History of Haiti)
Image 3The French army led by Le Clerc lands in Cap Français (1802) (from History of Haiti)
Image 4"Revenge taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practiced on them by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 5As the unofficial leader of the revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture is considered the father of Haiti. (from History of Haiti)
Image 6Port-au-Prince and surroundings at the start of the 19th century (from History of Haiti)
Image 7Michel Domingue (from History of Haiti)
Image 8"Burning of the Plaine du Cap – Massacre of whites by the blacks". On 22 August 1791, slaves set fire to plantations, torched cities, and massacred the white population. (from History of Haiti)
Image 9"The Mode of exterminating the Black Army, as practiced by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 10Jean-Jacques Dessalines (from History of Haiti)
Image 11Sténio Vincent (from History of Haiti)
Image 12Bread market in St. Michel, 1928–1929 (from History of Haiti)
Image 13Staff of the German legation and the Hamburg-Amerika Line agency at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1900. The agency was involved in the staffing and management of the legation. German nationals were comparatively numerous in Haiti and heavily involved in the Haitian economy until World War I. (from History of Haiti)
Image 14U.S. troops seizing Port-au-Prince airfield, September 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 15Battle for Santo Domingo, by January Suchodolski (1845) (from History of Haiti)
Image 16Flamingo tongue on a purple sea fan from Arcadin Islands, Haiti. This sea snail is found living on various species of soft corals and sea fans. (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 17Jovenel Moïse (from History of Haiti)
Image 18Haitian Folk Singer Manno Charlemagne (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 19Opening of the mausoleum of Pétion and Dessalines in 1926 (from History of Haiti)
Image 20Swearing-in ceremony of Haitian Diaspora GwètòDe (Clergy in Vodou) (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 21U.S. Coast Guard intercepting Haitian refugees, 1998 (from History of Haiti)
Image 22Leclerc's veterans storm Ravine-a-Couleuvre (Snake Gully) in 1802. (from History of Haiti)
Image 23René Préval (from History of Haiti)
Image 24Engraving of Cap-Français in 1728 (from History of Haiti)
Image 25Charles Rivière-Hérard (from History of Haiti)
Image 26U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince on 9 March 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 27Bishop's House in Cap-Haitien, 1907 (from History of Haiti)
Image 28Dumarsais Estimé (from History of Haiti)
Image 29Large portions of the National Palace collapsed (from History of Haiti)
Image 30Paul Magloire (from History of Haiti)
Image 31Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 03 (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 32The National Palace burned down during the revolt against Salnave in 1868 (from History of Haiti)
Image 33Fabre Geffrard (from History of Haiti)
Image 34American Marines in 1915 defending the entrance gate in Cap-Haïten (from History of Haiti)
Image 35The battle of Santo Domingo (1806) painted by Nicholas Pocock in 1808 (from History of Haiti)
Image 36Marine's base at Cap-Haïtien (from History of Haiti)
Image 37François Duvalier in 1968 (from History of Haiti)
Image 38Provisional President Boniface Alexandre (2004–2006) led the intervention of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti in 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 39The ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace, severely damaged in the 1842 earthquake and never rebuilt (from History of Haiti)
Image 40United States Marines and a Haitian guide patrolling the jungle in 1915 during the Battle of Fort Dipitie (from History of Haiti)
Image 41The Kingdom of Haiti in the North and the Republic of Haiti in the South (from History of Haiti)
Image 42The coronation of Faustin I of Haiti in 1849 (from History of Haiti)
Image 43Jean-Claude and Michèle Duvalier en route to the airport to flee the country, 7 February 1986 (from History of Haiti)
Image 44Élie Lescot (from History of Haiti)
Image 45Jean-Pierre Boyer (from History of Haiti)
Image 46President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 47Michel Martelly (from History of Haiti)
Image 48Christopher Columbus landing on the island of Hispaniola in 1492. (from History of Haiti)
Image 492004 Haiti flood (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 50Citadelle Laferrière, built by Henri Christophe, is the largest fortress in the Americas. (from History of Haiti)
Image 51Fishing village in Haiti, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 52Lysius Salomon (from History of Haiti)

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