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Haiti
Location marker · geographic overview
19° N / 72.42° WTHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Population
- 11,772,557 2024
- Area
- 27,750 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- French, Haitian Creole
- Currency
- Haitian gourde (HTG)
- Geography
- Island country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Haiti
Haiti (Haitian Creole: Ayiti, French: Haïti) is a Caribbean country on the western half of the island of Hispaniola.
Landscape & landmarks
Haiti's heritage is shaped by the world's first independent Black republic, blending West African traditions and French colonial influences. It boasts unparalleled historical monuments, a vibrant arts scene, and rich spiritual traditions of Vodou. Haiti is the birthplace of liberty in the Caribbean, and sites like the Citadelle Laferrière and ruins of the Sans-Sousi Palace are both recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Haitian cuisine is typical of Caribbean métissage, a wonderful mix of French and African culinary traditions. It is similar to its Spanish Caribbean neighbors yet unique in its strong presence of spices. Roast goat called 'kabrit', morsels of fried pork 'griot', poultry with a Creole sauce 'poulet creole', rice with wild mushroom 'du riz jonjon' are all wonderful and tasty dishes.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-07-31. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Calling code
- +509
- Internet domain
- .ht
- Land border codes
- DOM
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .ht. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.