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Haiti

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Haiti is situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba. A former French colony, it was one of the first countries of the Americas, after the United States, to declare its independence. Its capital is Port-au-Prince.

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere and has been plagued by political violence and corrupt dictators for most of its history. Over three decades of dictatorship followed by military rule ended in 1990 when Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president. Most of his term was usurped by a military coup d'etat, but he was able to return to office in 1994 and oversee the installation of a close associate to the presidency in 1996. Aristide won the 2000 presidential elections, which were boycotted by opposition groups. Protests against the government have continued since then, and have recently become more violent.

About 80% of the population lives in abject poverty. Nearly 70% of all Haitians depend on the agriculture sector, which consists mainly of small-scale subsistence farming and employs about two-thirds of the economically active work force. The country has experienced little job creation since President Préval took office in February 1996, although the informal economy is growing. Failure to reach agreements with international sponsors have denied Haiti badly needed budget and development assistance.

In 2000, Aristide was elected in a process some claim was rigged. Resentment over this and widespread corruption boiled over on February 5, 2004, when a armed rebel group calling itself the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front took control of the Gonaives police station. This rebellion then spread throughout the central Artibonite province by February 17 and was joined by opponents of the government who had been in exile in the Dominican Republic.

From the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website. Not Wikified.

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See also: Haitian Creole, Music of Haiti

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Haiti
- December 12th, 2005
Can you tell me the why they named Haiti, Haiti?
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Haiti
- February 12th, 2009
Haiti my beloved sweet home my heart is bleeding by the pain that you endure.the pain that your own children are causing.How much more can you take my beautiful country.who is going to stand up to say''enough is enough let us rebuilt instead of destroy our one and only motherland''. until then my courageous and obedient home don't give up because you have a nation to save.
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Haiti
- September 15th, 2009
Iam very mush interested in living in Haiti
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