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Haiti is located in the Caribbean, west of the Dominican Republic. The two countries share the island of Hispaniola.
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population: about 8.9 million
size: 10,714 square miles
health: 5.6% of Haitians are infected with HIV/AIDS. 46% of Haitians do not have access to clean water, and 70% do not have access to sanitation. The average Haitian lives 58 years.
economy: 53.9% of Haitians live on less than a dollar a day. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere—80% of Haitians live in poverty. Two-thirds of Haiti's labor force have no jobs.
culture: 80% of Haitians are Roman Catholic, and about half of all Haitians practice Voodoo. French and Creole are the official languages.
last updated 5/30/08 sources
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Haiti—Issue 14
With a new pair of thick glasses perched on his nose, the 8-year-old Haitian boy walked unsteadily outside, grasping the hand of a volunteer. Blinking and looking at the ground, he muttered in ...
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Haiti—Issue 14
In the back of the makeshift medical clinic in Morne Blanc, Jonal Celan, 20, lay face down on the concrete, a large tumor bulging from the back of his neck. He had walked four hours that morning to be the first ...
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