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Haiti flag information

Description flag of Haiti

two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength)

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Official country name

Republic of Haiti

Short name

Haiti

Local names

Republique d'Haiti/Repiblik d' Ayiti (long)
Haiti/Ayiti (short)

Nationality

Haitian(s) (noun) Haiti/Ayiti (adjective)

Languages spoken

French (official), Creole (official)

Capital

Port-au-Prince

Government type

republic

Population

8,924,553 ranked 91, (data 2008)

Geography

shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic). The lowest point is Caribbean Sea 0 m.

Coastline

Coastline 1,771 km.

Land borders

36km, Dominican Republic 360 km.

Administrative divisions

10 departments (departements, singular - departement); Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est

Independence

1 January 1804 (from France)