Background Note: Haiti
PROFILE Geography Area: 27,750 sq. km. (10,714 sq. mi.); about the size of Maryland. Ile de la Gonave, Ile de la Tortue, and Ile a Vaches comprise Haiti’s principal offshore territories. Cities: Capital–Port-au-Prince (est. pop. 2.35 million prior to the January 2010 earthquake). Other cities–Cap Haitien (est. pop. 250,000). Terrain: Rugged mountains with small coastal [...]
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