Haiti is located on the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea between the North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It has a tropical climate with rainfall varying by region. The terrain is mostly mountainous, covering around 75% of the country above 600 feet. Haiti gained independence in 1804 becoming the first black-led republic in the world after a successful slave revolution. The population is over 9 million, predominantly of African descent and Catholicism is the dominant religion.

1. AYITI

2. • Located in Eastern Caribbean Between the
N. Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
• Sits on the Western 1/3 of the island of
Hispaniola, which it shares with the
Dominican Republic

3. CLIMATE
• Humid Tropical, semiarid climate.
• Due to differences in elevation and
exposure to dominant winds there is a
great deal of variation in both the
length and intensity of the countries
rainy seasons.
• the southern part of the country with
two rainy seasons: from March to
early June, and from August to
October;
• the central part with one rainy season
from April to October;
• the northern part, with one rainy
season from September to June with a
maximum peak in November-
December. These rains are mainly due
to the northern trade winds.
• Located in the middle of the
hurricane belt & so experiences
numerous hurricanes yearly.

5. Terrain
22,750 sq. km of total land with 50.6 % utilized for
agricultural purposes.
(Roughly the size of Maryland)
• Very mountainous with 75% of the country above 600
feet.
Name translates to
“Land of high Mountains”

6. La Selle Mountain Range

7. • History
• The Island of Hispaniola was discovered by Christopher
Columbus on December 6, 1492.
• Indigenous, the Taino Indians spoke the language called
Arawakan and referred to the island as Kiskeya.
• Natives fell under Spanish rule and in time were wiped out
almost entirely by disease introduced by newcomers.
• Early 16th Century brought about the arrival of African slaves
imported to work as miners for gold and workers for the
sugar plantations.
• In 1791 Slaves revolted under Francois-Dominique Toussaint
Louverture against the French and in 1804 Haiti became the
first black led republic in the world.
• Second nation after U.S to declare and win independence
from European powers

8. • Population of 9,718,932 (2011 est.)
• 85% are of African descent with the remainder of
mixed/mulatto heritage.
Catholic is dominant religion (close to 80%) however a
strong number are active believers in Voodoo(53% ..CIA)

9. Politics
Haiti's Jean-Bertrand Aristide was the first president
to be elected in Haiti and he took office on February
7, 1991
-Overthrown that September in a government take-
over.
From October 1991 to September 1994 Haiti had a
government dominated by a military regime
Today Haiti is a republic with two legislative bodies.
The first is the Senate which comprises the National
Assembly while the second is the Chamber of
Deputies.

10. • Large percentage of the
population are involved
in subsistence
agriculture. (38%)
• Main Exports are
bauxite, cocoa, coffee,
essential oils, light
industrial
manufacturing,
mangoes, sisal, and
sugar.

11. Agriculture practices suffer do to land erosion due to
heavy deforestation. Estimated 15,000 acres of top soil
are washed away every year.
• Deforestation also responsible for exaggerated fall out
from hurricanes that result in massive land slides.

12. In 1923 over 60% of land was forested; by 2006 less than 2%
remained

13. Millions of Haitians live abroad due to the hardships found in Haiti
The Dominican Republic, United States, Cuba, Canada (primarily Montreal),
Bahamas, France, French Antilles and other French speaking nations are the most
popular destinations.
Over 700,000 Haitians in the United States alone

14. References
• CIA WORLD Facts-
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-
world-factbook/geos/ha.html
• The History of Haiti (The Greenwood Histories
of the Modern Nations) [Hardcover]Steeve Coupeou
• www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/history/histo
ry.htm
• www.kreyol.com/history.html
• Cbsnews.com