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for Haiti - 2010 Haiti earthquake2010 Haiti earthquakeThe 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
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- Administrative divisions of Haiti
- Agriculture in HaitiAgriculture in HaitiAgriculture continued to be the mainstay of the economy of Haiti in the late 1980s; it employed approximately 66 percent of the labor force and accounted for about 35 percent of GDP and for 24 percent of exports in 1987...
- Air Force of Haiti
- American Involvement in Haiti
- AmericasAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
- North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
- North Atlantic Ocean
- West Indies
- Mer des Caraïbes (Caribbean SeaCaribbean SeaThe Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
)- AntillesAntillesThe Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
- Grandes Antilles (Greater AntillesGreater AntillesThe Greater Antilles are one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico, the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies.-Greater Antilles in context :The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as...
)- HispaniolaHispaniolaHispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
- Hispaniola
- Grandes Antilles (Greater Antilles
- Antilles
- Mer des Caraïbes (Caribbean Sea
- West Indies
- North Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- AntillesAntillesThe Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
- Architecture of Haiti
- Arijac, artist, painter
- Army of Haiti
- Arrondissements and communes of HaitiArrondissements and communes of HaitiArrondissements and communes of Haiti may refer to:* Arrondissements of Haiti* List of communes of Haiti...
- Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
- Atlas of Haiti
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- Cap-HaïtienCap-HaïtienCap-Haïtien is a city of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the Department of Nord...
- Capital of Haiti: Ville de Port-au-Prince
- CaribbeanCaribbeanThe Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
- Caribbean CommunityCaribbean CommunityThe Caribbean Community is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM's main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy...
(CARICOM) - Caribbean SeaCaribbean SeaThe Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
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- Cité SoleilCité SoleilCité Soleil is an extremely impoverished and densely populated commune located in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area in Haiti. Cité Soleil originally developed as a shanty town and grew to an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 residents, the majority of whom live in extreme poverty...
- Coat of arms of HaitiCoat of arms of HaitiThe coat of arms of Haiti was first introduced in 1807, and has appeared in its current form since 1986.It shows six draped flags of the country, three on each side, which are located before a palm tree and cannons on a green lawn. On the lawn various items are found, such as a drum, a bugle, long...
- Communications in HaitiCommunications in HaitiDespite low literacy levels and wide-ranging poverty, Haiti managed to increase its mobile phone coverage rate from 6% to 30% in just one year . Haiti is now the driving force in the mobile phone growth rate in the Caribbean...
- Constitution of HaitiConstitution of HaïtiThe Constitution of Haiti most commonly refers to the present-day Constitution of Haiti, which was modeled after those of the United States and of France. The document was ratified in March 1987, but it was completely suspended from June 1988 to March 1989 and was only fully reinstated in October...
- Cuisine of Haiti
- Culture of HaitiCulture of HaitiThe culture of Haiti is primarily a culture that has strong West African roots, as well as strong French roots due to the French colonization of Haiti, as is evidenced in the Haitian language, music and religion. The culture also encompasses additional contributions from native Taino and Spanish...
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- Economy of HaitiEconomy of HaitiHaiti is the poorest country in the Americas. Two-thirds of all Haitians depend on the agriculture sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, and remain vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters, exacerbated by the country's widespread deforestation...
- Education in HaitiEducation in HaitiEducation levels in Haiti are low. Haiti’s literacy rate of about 53 percent falls well below the 90 percent average literacy rate for Latin American and Caribbean countries. The country faces shortages in educational supplies and qualified teachers, and the rural population remains...
- Elections in HaitiElections in HaïtiElections in Haiti gives information on election and election results in Haiti.The current president is René Préval, who received 51 percent of the votes in the 2005 elections...
- Environment of HaitiEnvironment of HaitiHaiti is working to implement a biofuel solution to its energy problems. Meanwhile, environmental organizations such as the Peasant Movement of Papaye are trying to find solutions for Haiti's other environmental problems....
- Earthquake, 2010 see 2010 Haiti earthquake2010 Haiti earthquakeThe 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
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- Flag of HaitiFlag of HaitiThe flag of Haiti consists of two horizontal bars, blue over red, defaced by a white panel bearing the Haitian coat of arms.The coat of arms depicts a trophy of weapons ready to defend freedom and a royal palm for independence...
- Foreign relations of HaitiForeign relations of HaitiHaiti was one of the original members of the League of Nations and was one of the original members of the United Nations and several of its specialized and related agencies. It is also a founding member of the Organization of American States. It maintains diplomatic relations with 37 countries,...
- French AmericaFrench AmericaFrench America is the French-speaking community of peoples and diaspora, notably those tracing back origins to New France, the early French colonization of the Americas...
- French colonization of the AmericasFrench colonization of the AmericasThe French colonization of the Americas began in the 16th century, and continued in the following centuries as France established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere. France founded colonies in much of eastern North America, on a number of Caribbean islands, and in South America...
- French languageFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
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- Geography of Haiti
- Gonâve MicroplateGonâve MicroplateThe Gonâve Microplate forms part of the boundary between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate. It is bounded to the west by the Cayman spreading center, to the north by the Septentrional-Oriente fault zone and to the south by the Walton fault zone and the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden...
- Government of HaitiGovernment of HaitiThe Government of Haiti consists of a semi-presidential republic, pluriform multiparty system whereby the President of Haiti is head of state directly elected by popular vote. The Prime Minister acts as head of government, and is appointed by the President from the majority party in the National...
- Grandes Antilles
- Greater AntillesGreater AntillesThe Greater Antilles are one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico, the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies.-Greater Antilles in context :The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as...
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- HaitiHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
- Haitian Creole languageHaitian Creole languageHaitian Creole language , often called simply Creole or Kreyòl, is a language spoken in Haiti by about twelve million people, which includes all Haitians in Haiti and via emigration, by about two to three million speakers residing in the Bahamas, Cuba, Canada, France, Cayman Islands, French...
- Haitian cuisineHaitian cuisineHaitian cuisine originates from several culinary styles from the various historical ethnic groups that populated the western portion of the island of Hispaniola, namely the French, African, and the Taíno Amerindians.-History:...
- Haitian RevolutionHaitian RevolutionThe Haitian Revolution was a period of conflict in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Haitian republic...
- Haitian Voodoo
- Health care in Haiti
- Hinduism in Haiti
- HispaniolaHispaniolaHispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
- History of HaitiHistory of HaitiThe recorded history of Haiti began on December 5, 1492 when the European navigator Christopher Columbus happened upon a large island in the region of the western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be known as the Caribbean. It was inhabited by the Taíno, an Arawakan people, who variously called...
- Hospitals see List of hospitals in Haiti and Health care in Haiti
- Human rights in HaitiHuman rights in HaitiAccording to its Constitution and written laws, Haiti meets most international human rights standards. In practice, however, many provisions are not respected. The government’s human rights record is poor. Political killings, kidnapping, torture, and unlawful incarceration are common unofficial...
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- International Organization for StandardizationInternational Organization for StandardizationThe International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
(ISO)- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2ISO 3166-1 alpha-2ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
country code for Haiti: HTHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island... - ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
country code for Haiti: HTIHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island... - ISO 3166-2:HTISO 3166-2:HTISO 3166-2:HT is the entry for Haiti in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Haiti, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined...
region codes for Haiti
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- Internet in Haiti
- Islam in HaitiIslam in HaitiThe estimated population of Haitian Muslims is about 3000, representing approximately 0.04 percent of the population, although local Muslims claim the actual number is larger, nearing 5000 due to many Muslims that supposedly aren't counted due to inaccessibility or unavailability.Islamic...
- Islands of Haiti:
- Western portion of the island of HispaniolaHispaniolaHispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
- Gonâve IslandGonâve IslandGonâve Island is an island of Haiti located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan satellite islands, situated off the mainland...
- Grande CayemiteCayemitesThe Cayemites are a pair of islands located in the Gulf of Gonâve off the coast of southwest Haiti. The two islands, known individually as Grande Cayemite and Petite Cayemite, are a combined in area. Petite Cayemite lies just west of the larger island, Grande Cayemite...
- Île à VacheÎle à VacheÎle à Vache is a small island lying off the south-west peninsula of Haiti near the town of Les Cayes. Administratively it is part of the Sud Department. It is about long, wide, with an area of...
- Île de Anacaona
- Petite CayemiteCayemitesThe Cayemites are a pair of islands located in the Gulf of Gonâve off the coast of southwest Haiti. The two islands, known individually as Grande Cayemite and Petite Cayemite, are a combined in area. Petite Cayemite lies just west of the larger island, Grande Cayemite...
- Tortuga
- Western portion of the island of Hispaniola
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- Languages of Haiti
- Law enforcement in HaitiLaw enforcement in HaitiOther than the temporary United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti force, the Haitian National Police is the only security force in the country following the disbandment of the Haitian military. According to the U.S...
- LGBT rights in HaitiLGBT rights in HaitiHaiti has experienced a high degree of political instability and most Haitians affiliate with the Catholic Church. These two issues, combined with widespread poverty, tend to govern most issues relating to LGBT people...
(Gay rights) - Lists related to Haiti:
- Diplomatic missions of HaitiDiplomatic missions of HaitiThis is a list of diplomatic missions of Haiti, excluding honorary consulates. Haiti occupies the western half of the island of Hispaniola.-Europe:** Brussels ** Paris ** Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe...
- List of airports in Haiti
- List of birds of Haiti
- List of cities in Haiti
- List of companies of Haiti
- List of countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of diplomatic missions in Haiti
- List of hospitals in Haiti
- List of islands of Haiti
- List of mountains of Haiti
- List of national parks of Haiti
- List of political parties in Haiti
- List of rivers of Haiti
- List of wettest tropical cyclones in Haiti
- Topic outline of Haiti
- Diplomatic missions of Haiti
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- National Assembly of HaitiNational Assembly of HaïtiThe Parliament of Haiti is the legislature of the Republic of Haiti. It sits at the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The Parliament is bicameral, the upper house being the Senate of Haiti and the lower house being the Chamber of Deputies of Haiti....
- National Museum of HaitiNational Museum of HaitiThe National Museum of Haiti in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was completed in 1938. It is located at Route Nationale No. 1 in the neighborhood of Montrouis...
- National PalaceNational Palace (Haiti)The National Palace is located in Port-au-Prince—facing Place L'Ouverture near the Champs de Mars—and is the official residence of the Haitian president. It was almost completely destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake...
- North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Northern HemisphereNorthern HemisphereThe Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
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- Politics of HaitiPolitics of HaitiThe Politics of Haiti have often been defined with conflict when strongmen have taken over the government. Only within the latter part of the twentieth century, has normal political activity transpired.-History:...
- Port-au-PrincePort-au-PrincePort-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, Capital of Haiti - President of HaitiPresident of HaitiThe President of the Republic of Haiti is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the Prime Minister of Haiti...
- Prime Minister of HaitiPrime Minister of HaitiThe Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti is the head of government of Haiti. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and ratified by the National Assembly. He or she appoints the Ministers and Secretaries of State and goes before the National Assembly to obtain a vote of confidence for...
- Prostitution in HaitiProstitution in HaitiProstitution in Haiti is illegal but the country used to be a premier destination in the 1970s for sex tourism for adults. Since the 1940's, prostitution rings made up of Dominican women have circulated about the capital and today, are found in Pétionville....
- Public holidays in HaitiPublic holidays in HaitiThe following are public holidays in Haiti. Many Vodou holidays are also celebrated, but are not public holidays.In addition, the following Christian holidays are celebrated but their dates vary each year....
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- Rail transport in HaitiRail transport in HaitiThe history of rail transport in Haiti began in 1876, with the opening of a horse drawn street tramway. Rural railways were constructed later. Haiti has never had any rail connections with the neighbouring Dominican Republic...
- Religion in HaitiReligion in HaitiReligion is professed by almost all Haitians: According to the CIA World Factbook, the religious demographics of Haiti is as follows: Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% , none 1%, other 3%.-Catholicism:...
- Republic of Haiti (French languageFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: République d'Haïti; Haitian Creole languageHaitian Creole languageHaitian Creole language , often called simply Creole or Kreyòl, is a language spoken in Haiti by about twelve million people, which includes all Haitians in Haiti and via emigration, by about two to three million speakers residing in the Bahamas, Cuba, Canada, France, Cayman Islands, French...
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- Topic outline of Haiti
- Transport in HaitiTransport in HaitiAll of the major transportation systems in Haiti are located near or run through the capital, Port-au-Prince.- Roads :Haiti has two main highways that run from one end of the country to the other...
- Tropical cyclones in Haiti
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- United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
founding member state 1945 - United Nations Stabilization Mission in HaitiUnited Nations Stabilization Mission in HaitiThe United Nations Stabilisation Mission In Haiti , also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of the French translation, is a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti that has been in operation since 2004. The mission's military component is led by the Brazilian Army and the force commander is...
- United States-Haiti relations
- University of CaraibeUniversity of CaraibeThe Université Caraïbe is a university located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It was founded in 1988 and is organized in six Faculties.-Organization:These are the six faculties in which the university is divided into:...
- University of HaitiUniversity of HaitiThe University of Haiti is one of Haiti's most important institutions of higher education. It is located in Port-au-Prince....
- University Notre Dame of HaitiUniversity Notre Dame of HaitiThe University Notre Dame of Haiti is a Roman Catholic university located in Port-au-Prince, Haïti. It was founded in 1995 and is organized in five faculties.-Organization:These are the five faculties in which the university is divided into:...
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- Water supply and sanitation in HaitiWater supply and sanitation in HaitiHaiti 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...
- West Indies
- Western HemisphereWestern HemisphereThe Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of Haiti
See also
- List of Caribbean-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Lists of country-related topics
- Topic outline of geography
- Topic outline of Haiti
- Topic outline of North America
- United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...