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Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is 27,750 km² (10,714 sq mi), the third largest country in the Caribbean, and has an estimated population of 11.4 million,0 making it the most populous Caribbean country. The capital is Port-au-Prince.

Haiti is a founding member of the United Nations, Organization of American States (OAS), Association of Caribbean States, and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. In addition to CARICOM, it is a member of the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. Historically poor and politically unstable, Haiti has the lowest Human Development Index in the Americas, as well as widespread slavery. (Full article...)

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The heavily damaged National Palace of Haiti after the earthquake

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M_w earthquake that struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.

By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. Death toll estimates range from 100,000 to about 160,000 to Haitian government figures from 220,000 to 316,000, although these latter figures are a matter of some dispute. The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged. Haiti's history of national debt, prejudicial trade policies by other countries, and foreign intervention into national affairs contributed to the existing poverty and poor housing conditions that increased the death toll from the disaster. (Full article...)

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...that in 2004, Hurricane Jeanne hit the coastal city of Gonaïves, where it affected about 80,000 of the city's 100,000 residents. Official reports counted 3,006 people dead, with 2,826 of those in Gonaïves alone.
...that Gens de couleur were Free people of color in French colonial Haiti. The Gens de couleur could own plantations, and often owned large numbers of slaves themselves.
...that former President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known as "Baby Doc" was exiled to France after his disposition in 1986. He lost most of his wealth due to his divorce from his wife Michèle, But died October 4, 2014, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti due to a heart attack at the age of 63.

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Vodou ceremony in Jacmel.

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The following are images from various Haiti-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Lysius Salomon (from History of Haiti)
Image 2Engraving of Cap-Français in 1728 (from History of Haiti)
Image 3Jean-Jacques Dessalines (from History of Haiti)
Image 4Provisional President Boniface Alexandre (2004–2006) led the intervention of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti in 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 5Christopher Columbus landing on the island of Hispaniola in 1492. (from History of Haiti)
Image 6Market street in Port-au-Prince, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 7René Préval (from History of Haiti)
Image 8Citadelle Laferrière, built by Henri Christophe, is the largest fortress in the Americas. (from History of Haiti)
Image 9Flamingo tongue on a purple sea fan from Arcadin Islands, Haiti. This sea snail is found living on various species of soft corals and sea fans. (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 10A sugar mill in Haiti (L'Homme et la Terre by Élisée Reclus, 1830–1905) (from History of Haiti)
Image 11Charles Rivière-Hérard (from History of Haiti)
Image 122004 Haiti flood (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 13Dumarsais Estimé (from History of Haiti)
Image 14U.S. troops seizing Port-au-Prince airfield, September 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 15United States Marines and a Haitian guide patrolling the jungle in 1915 during the Battle of Fort Dipitie (from History of Haiti)
Image 16Bread market in St. Michel, 1928–1929 (from History of Haiti)
Image 17Jean-Pierre Boyer (from History of Haiti)
Image 18The coronation of Faustin I of Haiti in 1849 (from History of Haiti)
Image 19Opening of the mausoleum of Pétion and Dessalines in 1926 (from History of Haiti)
Image 20Port-au-Prince and surroundings at the start of the 19th century (from History of Haiti)
Image 21Jean-Claude and Michèle Duvalier en route to the airport to flee the country, 7 February 1986 (from History of Haiti)
Image 22"Burning of the Plaine du Cap – Massacre of whites by the blacks". On 22 August 1791, slaves set fire to plantations, torched cities, and massacred the white population. (from History of Haiti)
Image 23Battle for Santo Domingo, by January Suchodolski (1845) (from History of Haiti)
Image 24"The Mode of exterminating the Black Army, as practiced by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 25The National Palace burned down during the revolt against Salnave in 1868 (from History of Haiti)
Image 26Fabre Geffrard (from History of Haiti)
Image 27Fishing village in Haiti, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 28Swearing-in ceremony of Haitian Diaspora GwètòDe (Clergy in Vodou) (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 29Michel Martelly (from History of Haiti)
Image 30The battle of Santo Domingo (1806) painted by Nicholas Pocock in 1808 (from History of Haiti)
Image 31Bishop's House in Cap-Haitien, 1907 (from History of Haiti)
Image 32U.S. Coast Guard intercepting Haitian refugees, 1998 (from History of Haiti)
Image 33As the unofficial leader of the revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture is considered the father of Haiti. (from History of Haiti)
Image 34François Duvalier in 1968 (from History of Haiti)
Image 35The French army led by Le Clerc lands in Cap Français (1802) (from History of Haiti)
Image 36Large portions of the National Palace collapsed (from History of Haiti)
Image 37The Kingdom of Haiti in the North and the Republic of Haiti in the South (from History of Haiti)
Image 38Paul Magloire (from History of Haiti)
Image 39President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 40The ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace, severely damaged in the 1842 earthquake and never rebuilt (from History of Haiti)
Image 41U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince on 9 March 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 42American Marines in 1915 defending the entrance gate in Cap-Haïten (from History of Haiti)
Image 43Haitian Folk Singer Manno Charlemagne (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 44Élie Lescot (from History of Haiti)
Image 45Jovenel Moïse (from History of Haiti)
Image 46Leclerc's veterans storm Ravine-a-Couleuvre (Snake Gully) in 1802. (from History of Haiti)
Image 47Marine's base at Cap-Haïtien (from History of Haiti)
Image 48Sténio Vincent (from History of Haiti)
Image 49Michel Domingue (from History of Haiti)
Image 50"Revenge taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practiced on them by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 51Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 03 (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 52Staff of the German legation and the Hamburg-Amerika Line agency at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1900. The agency was involved in the staffing and management of the legation. German nationals were comparatively numerous in Haiti and heavily involved in the Haitian economy until World War I. (from History of Haiti)

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