About Haiti

Size: Second largest Caribbean Island, Haiti occupies the western third of the island it shares with the Dominican Republic and has 1530 km of coastline. Mountainous land between the Atlantic Ocean in the North and the Caribbean Sea in the South.
History: Haiti became the world's first black-led republic, the first independent Caribbean state when it threw off French colonial control and slavery in the early 19th Century and the second independent country in the Western Hemisphere.
Population: The population of 11 million. 95% are African decent and only 5% are mulatto. More than 70 % of Haitians live below the poverty lane, with only 2 USD a day.
Fun Facts: Haiti is full of beauty. There are many monuments, colonial towns, blue sea, sandy beaches, hidden waterfalls, palace ruins…