Location: West Indies
Official name: Republic of Haiti
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1804 / 1884
Capital city: Port-au-Prince
Population: 10.2 million / 959 people per sq mile (370 people per sq km)
Total land area: 10,714 square miles (27,750 square km)
Language(s) spoken: French Creole (official language), French (official language)
Main religions: Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant 28%, Other (including Voodoo) 16%, Nonreligious 1%
Ethnic mix: Black African 95%, Mulatto (mixed race) and European 5%
Government type: Presidential system
Currency: Gourde = 100 centimes
Literacy rate: 62%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 1848 kilocalories
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