Location: Caribbean, western one-third of the island of
Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic
Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
Land Size of Haiti : 27,560 sq km
Climate / Weather of Haiti : tropical; semiarid where
mountains in east cut off trade winds
Population of Haiti : 7,656,166
Capital City of Haiti : Port-au-Prince
GDP of Haiti : $12.18 billion (2003 est.)
Main Industries : sugar refining, flour milling, textiles,
cement, light assembly industries based on imported parts
Agricultural products : coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice,
corn, sorghum, wood
Currency of Haiti : gourde (HTG)
