Haiti

Central America and the Caribbean
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic.

19 00 N, 72 25 W

"L'Union Fait La Force" (French) "Unity Creates Strength
President René Prév	Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive

Capital
Port-au-Prince

Government
Semi-presidential republic

Religion
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%.

Population
9,648,924

Ethnic group
90% black,10% mulatto and white

National Language                   
French, Haitian Creole
          
National Day
1 January 1804 (from France)

Anthem
La Dessalinienne

Currency
Gourde (HTG)

Attractions
Citadel of Henri Christophe... 

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Art & Cultural

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Citadel of Henri Christophe The Citadelle Laferrière or, Citadelle Henry Christophe, or simply the Citadelle (in English, spelled Citadel), is a large mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti, approximately 17 miles (27 km) south of the city of Cap-Haïtien and five miles (8 km) uphill from the town of Milot. It is the largest fortress in the Americas and was designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site in 1982—along with the nearby Sans-Souci Palace. The mountaintop fortress has itself become an icon of Haiti. The Citadel was built by Henri Christophe, a key leader during the Haitian slave rebellion, after Haiti gained independence from France at the beginning of the 19th century.

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