What are some facts about Haiti?

Question

Haiti is an island.

Answer 1

Haiti used to be called Saint Domingue when it was a French Colony. It won it's independence from the French around Napoleon's time. One of the main revolutionary's names was Toussaint L' Ouverture, who had taken control of the country but Napoleon dethroned him. Eventually the French lost the long bitter struggle and Haiti had it's independence. Unforunately Toussaint L' Ouverture died in a prison cell in France not long after he was dethroned.

Haiti also shares the island with another country, the Dominican Republic... which used to be a Spanish colony.

The Americans also invaded Haiti shortly before we entered World War I. In short, we were worried about German influence on the island (Germany was our enemy during WW1). The following decades were very bloody due to rebellions and harsh regional governments taking power.

Today Haiti is still one of the poorest countries in the world. Most Haitians are of African origins because it was a slave colony under the French.

Hope that's what you wanted to know.

Answer 2

They speak Haitian Creole which is a branch off of French.
They are extremely genuine people. I went there last November and fell in love!
The unemployment rate is 85%.
It's the poorest country in the entire Western Hemisphere.
It was the second country to have a Declaration of Independence.
They have 14 airports there, and only 4 have paved runways.
It's really hot there.
Hope that helped :)

Answer 3

It is very hot
Can be very humid
Lots of mosquitos
Haiti was occupied by the french who had slaves
200 years ago the Haitians revolted & kicked the French off
It is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere
The language is Kreyole & French
In school, many children are also taught Spanish & English
Kreyole is a mixture of French, Spanish, English and African
The unemployment rate is 85%
Many people die from:
Aids
Drug resistant TB
Malaria
Lack of nourishment
Mode of transportation - Tap-Tap, vespa, walking, bicycle
Many Haitians still practice VooDoo (mixed w/ catholicism)
There are a lot of born again Christians in Haiti
Haitians are physically beautiful people
I could go on and on but I will end for now

Answer 4

Haitians speak "patua" and French
Haiti shares the island with the Dominican Republic
Capital City is Port-Au-Prince
National Flag has two sideways strips blue and red
National Dance is the wooden leg dance

Answer 5

General "
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/haiti...

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fac...


The best places to visit in Haiti>

1.See the Citadelle and Sans sourci , near Cap Haitian , in the north
http://adamjones.freeservers.com/haitiph...
2.Labadee
http://community.webshots.com/album/5193...

3.Port-au-Prince

Presidential Palace
http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/...

The Murals inside the Trinity Church

http://haitiforever.com/windowsonhaiti/t...

My favourite place in Haiti:

http://www.discoverhaiti.com/sights_jacm...


For general information I would recommend :




The holiday list is as follows :

http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/m...

Carnival in Jacmel can be fun:

http://www.energiefm.com/new/photos/news...

Carnival in Hiati

http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=11...

Their favourite sport is football
The Haitians are big supports of Brasil soccer team



check out :
http://www3.uta.edu/faculty/garrigus/pos...

Regarding Haitian Culture check out :
www.haitianartspace.com

and
http://haitisupport.gn.apc.org/res_cultu...

I think that I have covered everything

Answer 6

Go to answers.com type Haiti at search of site , choose the appropriate hint , you get all the details you need to know.

Answer 7

Voodoo!