Haiti

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Haiti is a Caribbean nation on the island of Hispaniola known for its rich Afro-Caribbean culture, history as the first independent Black republic, and frequent vulnerability to natural disasters.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Haiti canonical 634
Republic of Haiti 37
Saint-Domingue 5

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean country
island country
sovereign state
borderedBy Dominican Republic
callingCode +509
capital Port-au-Prince
CARICOMMember true
colonialPower France
continent North America
culturalRegion Afro-Caribbean
currency Haitian gourde
demonym Haitian Creole
surface form: Haitian
drinkingWaterChallenge limited access to safe drinking water
drivesOn right
formerName Haiti self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saint-Domingue
governmentType unitary semi-presidential republic
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
historicalSignificance first independent Black republic
second independent nation in the Americas after the United States
humanDevelopmentIndexCategory low human development
independenceDeclared 1804-01-01
independenceEvent Haitian Revolution
independenceFrom France
ISO3166-1Alpha2 HT
ISO3166-1Alpha3 HTI
largestCity Port-au-Prince
literaryLanguage French
Haitian Creole
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
locatedOn Hispaniola
surface form: island of Hispaniola
majorEarthquake 2010 Haiti earthquake
2021 Haiti earthquake
majorEthnicGroup Afro-Haitian
majorNaturalDisasterType earthquake
hurricane
meaningOfName land of high mountains
musicGenreAssociated compas
rara
namedAfter indigenous Taíno word Ayiti
nationalAnthem Jean-Jacques Dessalines
surface form: La Dessalinienne
nationalMotto "L'union fait la force"
surface form: L’union fait la force
nationalMottoEnglish Unity makes strength
nationalMottoLanguage French
OASMember true
officialLanguage French
Haitian Creole
publicHealthChallenge cholera outbreaks
region Greater Antilles
religionMajority Christianity
religionSignificant Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Afro-Caribbean religions
surface form: Vodou
sharesIslandWith Dominican Republic
timeZone UTC−05:00
UNMemberStateSince 1945
UNRegion Latin America
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean
vulnerableTo flooding
landslides
tropical storms

Referenced by (681)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North America hasCountry Haiti
Haitian Creole spokenIn Haiti
Haitian Creole developedIn Haiti
this entity surface form: Saint-Domingue
Diocese of Haiti country Haiti
Diocese of Haiti territory Haiti
this entity surface form: Republic of Haiti
Diocese of Haiti episcopalSee Haiti
this entity surface form: Port-au-Prince
ET usedInCountry Haiti
Caribbean includes Haiti
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen jurisdiction Haiti
this entity surface form: Republic of Haiti
Haiti formerName Haiti self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Saint-Domingue
French colonial empire territory Haiti
this entity surface form: Saint-Domingue
French colonial empire notableColony Haiti
this entity surface form: Saint-Domingue
Paul Farmer workLocation Haiti
Paul Farmer burialPlace Haiti
Haitian Revolution country Haiti
this entity surface form: Saint-Domingue
Haitian Revolution createdEntity Haiti
this entity surface form: Republic of Haiti
Roxane Gay notableWork Haiti
this entity surface form: Ayiti
French officialLanguageOf Haiti