Republic of Haiti
République d'Haïti (French)
Motto:
"Inite se fòs" (Haitian Creole)[1]
"Union makes strength"
Anthem:
La Dessalinienne
"The Dessaline"
Capital
and largest city
Port-au-Prince
18°32′10″N 72°20′47″W
Official languages
Haitian Creole • French
Ethnic groups
95% African
5% Other
Religion (2020)
87.0% Christianity
10.7% no religion
2.1% folk religions
0.2% others
Demonym
Haitian
Government
Unitary semi-presidential republic under an interim government
• Chairman of the Transitional Presidential Council
• Prime Minister
Legislature
National Assembly (vacant)
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
Chamber of Deputies
Independence from France
• Independence declared
1 January 1804
• Independence recognized
17 April 1825
• First Empire
22 September 1804
• Southern Republic
17 October 1806
• Northern State
17 October 1806
• Kingdom
28 March 1811
• Unification of Hispaniola
9 February 1822
• Dissolution
27 February 1844
• Second Empire
26 August 1849
• Republic
15 January 1859
• United States occupation
28 July 1915 - 1 August 1934
• Independence from the United States
15 August 1934
• Current constitution
20 June 2012
Area
• Total
27,700 km2 (10,700 sq mi) (143rd)
• Water (%)
0.7
Population
• 2023 estimate
11,470,261[7] (83rd)
• Density
417/km2 (1,080.0/sq mi) (32nd)
GDP (PPP)
2025 estimate
• Total
$38.200 billion[8] (144th)
• Per capita
$3,040[8] (169th)
GDP (nominal)
2025 estimate
• Total
$33.550 billion[8] (107th)
• Per capita
$2,670 (141st)
Currency
Gourde (G) (HTG)
Time zone
UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Date format
dd/mm/yyyy
Calling code
+509
ISO 3166 code
HT
Internet TLD
.ht
