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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research) - Form of government:
- Population: 6,884,264 (30% urban)
- Total area: 27,750 sq. km
- Languages: French (official)
- Religions: Roman Catholic 75-80%
- Per capita GDP: $1,300 p.a (1998)
- Exports: $175 m; light manufacturing, coffee
- Literacy: 45% (1995)
- Life expectancy: 51.6 years (53.9 f, 49.5 m)
Sources
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Haiti
- [U.S. State Department] [Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs] background notes - Haiti
- [U.S. Library of Congress] country study - Haiti
- [Atlapedia Online] country data - Haiti
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Haiti - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news
and weather
- [Nation by Nation] country data - Haiti - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- [World Skip] country data - Haiti
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- Haiti Online
- Haitian Web Resources
- Island Systems Inc. - internet service provider and directory
- Port Haiti - web portal
- Haiti Global Village
- HaitiWorld
- Haiti Link
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Governments on the WWW - Haiti - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, etc
- Embassy of the Republic of Haiti, Washington D.C.
- Intergovernment:
- Small Island Developing States Network (SIDSnet) - stakeholders in the sustainable development of islands
- Other governments:
- United States Embassy, Port-au-Prince
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Educavision Inc,
- European Union Development Programme - Haïti
- Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) Haiti - provides financial services (small loans, Village Banking) to
the worlds poorest families so they can create their own jobs, raise household incomes, and improve their standard of living,
delivering these services through a global network of locally managed, self-supporting institutions
- Haiti Reborn (a project of the US-based Quixote Center) - fights for democracy alongside the people of Haiti, working to
strengthen grassroots organizations and initiatives, working with communities to bring the land of Haiti back to life through
reforestation, and empowering peasants through popular education
- Missions to the north of Haiti
- Panos Institute of the Caribbean (Port-au-Prince) - international organization that works to strengthen civil society in
- countries across the globe by helping journalists to cover sustainable development issues that are overlooked and
- misunderstood, in particular those whose impact transcends national boundaries
- Partners in Health in Haiti (Zanmi Lasante) - provides health care in the central Haitian village of Cange, including a full-service
hospital, a TB treatment facility, a women's health center, schools, water protection efforts, and several cottage industries
- Re-Cycle (Port-au-Prince) - UK based charity that aims to relieve poverty by taking used bikes to new territories
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Haiti
- UCNH - Agronomy - Haiti
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- American Community College of Haiti
- Haitian Studies Program
- Institut Polytechnique de Leogane
- Union School Haiti
- Haiti Global Village - online community
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
- Culture Lakay
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- Haiti Tourisme
- Haiti Shipwreck Safari
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Essential data:
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Haiti
- Social development:
- [OneWorld.net] country database - Haiti - news articles selected from around the world
- [U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Haiti
- Human rights:
- [Human Rights Watch] Human Rights Developments 2000 - Haiti
- [International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Haiti] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - Haiti - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, etc
- [Political Resources] - Haiti
- [CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Haiti
- [World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Haiti - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency
International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- [ElectionWorld.org] election results in Haïti
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- Agence Haitienne de Presse (Haitian Press Agency)
- Haiti En Marche - newspaper (in French)
- The Haitian Times (New York) - weekly newspaper distributed in New York and in Haiti
- Tanbou-Tambour - political and literary journal
- Radio Vision 2000 - live broadcast
- Television National d'Haiti (Haiti National Television)
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
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