Haiti
General
Population: 9,203,083 (2010)
Land Area: 27,750 sq km
Natural Resources: Bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
Capital: Port-Au-Prince
Political System: Republic
State Leader: Rene Preval (2006)
Head of Government: Jean-Max Bellerive (2009)
Languages: French, Creole
Currency: Gourde (HTG)
Major Religions: Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16%, None 1%, Other 3%
Major Ethnicities: African 95%, Mulatto and Caucasian 5%
Life Expectancy: 60,78 years (2009)
Economy
GDP: 6,989 billion (2009)
GDP Per Capita: 1,300 (2009)
GDP Growth Rate: 2% (2009)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 28%, Industry 20%, Services 52% (2004)
Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 66%, Industry 9%, Services 25% (1995)
Industries: Sugar refining, flour milling, textiles, cement, light assembly based on imported parts
Agriculture Products: Coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum; wood
Tourism Revenue: 54 million (2001)
Unemployment Rate: 66% Est. (2002)
Military
Army Size: NA
Budget: 0,4% of GDP (2006)
Current Situation
Haiti is located in the Caribbeans. Haiti is bordered by the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the least developed country in the Americas. Approximately 80% of the population lives in poverty. Agriculture is the biggest employer, however most of these activities are subsistence farming. Haiti also depends largely on foreign aid which amounts to 30-40% of its total annual government budget. Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in January 2010, the quake destroyed much of it's fragile infrastructure and crippled the economy, as well as taking a heavy death toll.
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Sources
CIA World Factbook: Haiti
Wikipedia: Haiti