haiti

     

Haiti (English pronounce /ˈheɪtiː/; French Haïti pronounced [aiti]; Haitian Creole: Ayiti), officially the Republic of Haiti (République d'Haïti ; Repiblik d Ayiti), is a French and Creole speaking Latin American country located on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic, in the Greater Antilles archipelago. Ayiti (Land of Mountains) was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island. The country's highest point is Pic la Selle, at 2,680 metres (8,793 ft). The total area of Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) and its capital is Port-au-Prince.

Trivia about haiti

  • In 1804 this Caribbean country became 1st black nation to gain freedom from European colonial rule
  • February 7, 1986: ending a 28-year family dynasty, "president for life" Jean-Claude Duvalier flees this island nation
  • In Jan. 2010, D.O.T. Sec. Ray LaHood announced he was sending 5 Merchant Marine vessels to help with relief in this country
  • The western hemisphere country with French as an official language that fits the category
  • Today, only 5% of forestland remains in this ravaged country that shares Hispaniola
  • The name of this country on Hispaniola is from an Indian word meaning "Land of Mountains"
  • A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in this Caribbean country Jan. 12, 2010 brought a world outpouring of aid
  • In 1804, under Dessalines, this island nation proclaimed itself the first black republic
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  • Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea & Port-Au-Prince is the capital of this island nation
  • In 2008 pirates twice boarded ships at Port-au-Prince in this country
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  • After freeing it from France, Toussaint L'Ouverture became the first ruler of this nation
  • The Voodoo of New Orleans owes a debt to this Caribbean nation once known as St. Domingue
  • Jean Jacques Dessalines, brought to this island country as a slave, declared its independence in 1804
  • The only country that borders the Dominican Republic
  • All baseballs used in the major leagues have the name of this foreign country printed on them
  • Baby Doc Duvalier succeeded Papa Doc Duvalier as this Caribbean island country's ruler
  • In 1869 Ebenezer Bassett, the USA's first black diplomat, became minister to this French-speaking nation
  • In the 1790s the French made Toussaint L'Ouverture general-in-chief of this colony
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  • Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines changed the name of his part of Hispaniola to this
  • George Clooney & Wyclef Jean, who organized a benefit for earthquake relief called "Hope for" this country "Now"
  • In September 1994 Clinton dispatched troops to this Caribbean nation
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  • In the 1790s Toussaint L'Ouverture led a slave revolt that led to this Caribbean nation's independence
  • General Henri Namphy assumed control of this island nation after its president fled the country in '86
  • With no help from the U.S., Simon turned for aid to this Caribbean nation that threw out the French in 1804
  • It's the island republic of almost 9 million highlighted here in red
  • It's happy 27th of February as the Dominican Republic marks its independence from this neighbor
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  • The Cite Soleil shantytown is not to be missed on a holiday in this Caribbean nation of 7 million
  • (Former President Clinton delivers the clue.) In May 2009 I was named special envoy to this impoverished Caribbean nation; on my visit in July, I spoke of the hope of accelerated aid & job creation
  • On June 24, 2010 State warned "U.S. citizens of the situation in" this country after "the January 12 earthquake"
  • In 1964 the new constitution of this nation on Hispaniola changed its flag's colors from red & blue to red & black
  • On Jan. 1, 1804 Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaimed this current nation independent
  • Ex-slave Pierre Francois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture
  • It's the country where you'd find Wahoo Bay Beach, Barbancourt Rum Distillery & Blvd. Jean-Jacques Dessalines
  • Honoring the country's liberator, "La Dessalinienne" is this country's national anthem
  • Jacob Lawrence's Toussaint L'Ouverture series is a pictorial history of this country's slave rebellion
  • Sisal is grown there; its monetary unit is called a gourde; voodoo is really big there
  • The national anthem of this Caribbean country is titled "La Dessalinienne"
  • Once France's richest colony, this now-impoverished country was 2nd in the New World to gain independence
  • Dr. Paul Farmer is a Harvard prof & medical director of Clinique Bon Sauveur in this Carribbean nation
  • In April 2003 the government of this Caribbean nation officially declared voodoo a religion
  • Former slave Jean-Jacque Dessalines ruled this country as emperor Jacque I from 1804-1806
  • Jean-Jacques Dessalines was killed in a revolt 2 years after declaring himself Emperor of this country
  • This country has been independent since 1804, making it the 2nd-oldest independent nation in the Western Hemisphere
  • The French Revolution inspired a similar one in this Caribbean country in 1791
  • This Caribbean nation's 2 official languages are French & Creole
  • Jacob Lawrence achieved fame with his "Toussaint L'ouverture Series" depicting the slave rebellion here