Capital:
Port-au-Prince
Area:
27,750 sq km / 10,712 sq ml
Language:
Creole, French
Currency:
Gourder
Population:
7,527,817
Life expectancy:
55 (men), 58 (women)
Literacy rate:
59%
Religions:
80% Roman Catholic, 4% Voodoo
Physical features:
Mainly mountainous and tropical, occupies western third of Hispaniola Island in Caribbean Sea
Ethnic distribution:
95% African decent, Europeans
Exports:
Coffee, sugar, sisal, cotton, cocoa, bauxite
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