Info of Haiti?

Question

OK I need to get some information on Haiti... the subjects I need info on are : Location, Flag, Government, Currency, Natural resources, major geographical features, most common religion(s), and tourist attractions. I also need to do a report on Haitian music, so if anyone knows the name of any songs or has any information of haitian music please help.

Answer 1

Check out the CIA factbook's page on Haiti, it's pretty much up to date.

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ha.html

As for Haitian music, check out Wikipedia's page on the subject
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Haiti

Answer 2

Haiti (Haïti in French; Ayiti in Haitian Creole; Hayti in 19th century english), officially the Republic of Haiti, occupies one third of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, and also includes many smaller islands such as La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga), Les Cayemites, Île de Anacaona, and La Grande Caye. The uninhabited island of Navasse is claimed both by Haiti and the United States. Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. The total area of Haiti is 10,714 square miles (27,750 km²) and its capital is Port-au-Prince.

A former French colony, Haiti is the first independent black republic. Haiti became the second independent country in the Americas (after the United States) when it declared its independence on January 1st, 1804.
Haiti has recently undergone a state of transition following an uprising, which forced President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to resign on February 29, 2004. He had been re-elected in 2000 in an election which several parties boycotted due to disputes with the vote-counting of a previous parliamentary election. René Préval was elected president in his place on February 7, 2006, and took office in May.

Haiti's terrain consists mainly of rugged mountains with small coastal plains and river valleys. The east and central part is a large elevated plateau. The highest point in Haiti is Chaine de la Selle at 8,793 feet (2,680 m). The 224-mile (360 km) border is shared with the Dominican Republic.

In 1925, Haiti was a lush tropical paradise, with 60% of its original forest covering the lands and mountainous regions. Since then, the population has cut down all but 2% of its forest cover, and in the process has destroyed fertile farmland soils while contributing to desertification [5]. Erosion has been severe in the mountainous areas. Pictures from space glaringly show the stark difference in forestation between Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic. Most Haitian logging is done to produce charcoal, the country's chief source of fuel. The plight of Haiti's forests has attracted international attention and has led to numerous reforestation efforts, but these have met with little success to date.

In addition to soil erosion, the deforestation has also caused periodic flooding, as seen on September 17, 2004. Tropical storm Jeanne skimmed the north coast of Haiti leaving 3,006 people dead in flooding and mudslides, mostly in the city of Gonaïves. [6]

Roman Catholicism is the state religion, which the majority of the population professes. An estimated 20 percent of the population practices Protestantism. Protestant churches of numerical strength are Assemblées de Dieu, the Convention Baptiste d'Haïti, the Seventh-day Adventists, the Church of God, the Church of the Nazarene, the Église Episcopale d'Haïti and the Mission Evangelique Baptiste du Sud-Haïti.

Many Haitians also practice the religion of Vodoun or Voodoo, whether exclusively or alongside their Christian observances. While Vodoun has origins in Africa, many Haitian traditions and artistic styles reflect a unique syncretism, or combination, of Catholicism and Vodoun. But not all practice Voodoo. Some think Voodoo is fake and misused by Haitians to scare people off.

The music of Haiti is easily distinguished from other styles. It includes kompa and kadans, and Haitians have also imported zouk from the lesser Antilles and merengue from the Dominican Republic. Some Haitian popular musicians such as T-Vice and Carimi perform regularly in the United States and Québec. Sweet Micky is unarguably one of the greatest legends of Kompa music. The most successful and well known Haitian artist of this epoch is Wyclef Jean, who is internationally recognized for being one of the first Haitian artists to find commercial success.
An other Other good group is Ram.

The currency is called the gourde.It's about 39 gourdes to one I Us dollar.

The Haitian flag started with the French Flag made up of three blue, white and red bands placed vertically respectively; Dessalines(At independace) removed the white and created the first unofficial flag with blue and red bands placed vertically.
Afterwards , they added the Haitian coat of arms on the flag

The main tourist attractions are:

1.Port au Prince, the capital
2.Labadee Beach
3.the Citadelle
4. Jacmel :beautiful colonial towns fifty miles from Capital, with unique Carnival each year
5.Great Art
6. Voodoo