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A New Government Following the Departure of Aristide On February 29, 2004 Aristide submitted his resignation as President of Haiti and flew on a chartered plane to the Central African Republic. Boniface Alexandre, President (chief justice) of Haiti #8217;s Supreme Court, assumed office as interim President in accordance with Haiti #8217;s constitution....
Haiti remains the least-developed country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the poorest in the world. Comparative social and economic indicators show Haiti falling behind other low-income developing countries (particularly in the hemisphere) since the 1980s. Haiti now ranks 150th of 175 countries in the UN #8217;s Human Development Index. Haiti's...
Haiti's cultural life displays variety and originality and shows authentic achievements in many areas. Artists have drawn from the vitality of the people and the rich folklife to create internationally recognized works of art. Port-au-Prince is the centre of cultural and intellectual life, and the nation's most important museums, libraries, and entertainment...
The Spaniards used the island of Hispaniola (of which Haiti is the western part and the Dominican Republic the eastern) as a launching point from which to explore the rest of the Western Hemisphere. French buccaneers later used the western third of the island as a point from which to harass English and Spanish ships. In 1697, Spain ceded the western...
Cities: Port-au-Prince (1993 est. pop. 1.5 million). Other Cities-- Cap Haitien (65,000). Terrain: Mountainous; rest is plain. Climate: Warm, semiarid; high humidity in many coastal areas. Location: Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic Geographic...
Although Haiti averages about 290 people per square kilometer (748 per sq. mi.). Its population is concentrated most heavily in urban areas, coastal plains, and valleys. About 95% of Haitians are of African descent. The rest of the population is mostly of mixed Caucasian-African ancestry. A few are of European or Levantine heritage. About two-thirds...
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