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.

All labels observed (8)

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

How this entity was disambiguated

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

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

HTG currencyOf Haiti
HTG country Haiti
Haitian livre country Haiti
Haitian livre currencyOf Haiti
HT represents Haiti
HT countryNameEnglish Haiti
Arcahaie country Haiti
Ganthier country Haiti
Ganthier belongsTo Haiti
this entity surface form: Republic of Haiti
Gulf of Gonâve locatedIn Haiti
Gulf of Gonâve country Haiti
Gulf of Gonâve separates Haiti
this entity surface form: Haitian mainland
Española countryOnIsland Haiti
Española dividedInto Haiti
Española hasModernPoliticalDivision Haiti
this entity surface form: Republic of Haiti
Pétion-Ville country Haiti
Afro-Haitians country Haiti
Philomé usedInCountry Haiti
Obin countryOfCitizenship Haiti
subject surface form: Philomé Obin
Obin countryOfCitizenship Haiti
subject surface form: Sénèque Obin
Obin countryOfCitizenship Haiti
subject surface form: Antoine Obin
Obin countryOfCitizenship Haiti
subject surface form: Fritzner Obin
Obin country Haiti
subject surface form: Obin family of painters