| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT -5 (Caribbean standard time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Creole, French |
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| Currency: |
gourdes (HTG) €1 = HTG0.00, $1 = HTG66.06, £1 = HTG87.85 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ht | International Dialling Code: 509 |
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For help planning your trip to Haiti including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Haiti trip planning page.
Further information on Haiti
Discover more about Haiti - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 27,750 sq km (190 sq km under water)
Coastline: 1,771 km (Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Dominican Republic (360km)
Climate: Tropical climate that is subject to severe hurricanes between July and October, also occasional danger of earthquakes, flooding and drought. Semi-arid in the mountainous east.
Highest mountain: Chaine de la Selle (2,680m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Haiti from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 118/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 151/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 52/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | High corruption | 161/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 134/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Haiti Status: Independent Country
Population: 9,996,731 (rank: 88/196) Density: 360.2 people/sq km (rank: 22/196)
Ethnic groups: black 95%, mulatto and white 5%
Religions: Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%
GDP (PPP): $13.42 billion GDP per capita: $1,300 (rank: 178/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.