HAITI

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HAITI
By Amanda
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Le Drapeau de la Republique dHaiti
(hymne national)
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LIntroduction

• One of the poorest countries in western
  hemisphere
  
• Elected government based on Roman civil law
  system
  
• Time is 1 hour ahead of Eastern time (approx.)
• Soup is a very popular food
• The flags blue and red stripes represent the
  union of black and mulatto people in Haiti
  
• Country motto is Union makes stregnth or
  Lunion fait la force
  
• Capital of Haiti is Port-Au-Prince

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LEmplacement

• Western hemisphere of world
• Between Caribbean sea and North Atlantic Ocean
• Shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican
  republic
  
• Central America
• Geographic coordinates 19 00 N, 72 25 W

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La Superficie

• Total area 27 750 sq km
• Land area 27 560 sq km
• Water area 190 sq km
• Slightly smaller than Maryland

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La Topographie

• 1771 km of coastline
• Rough and mountainous terrain, mostly
• Lowest point Caribbean sea 0 m
• Highest point Chaine de la Selle, 2 680 m
• (land distribution and etc)
• 20 of land is good farm land

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La Population

• Total population 6 964 549
• 40.31 of population under 14 years old
• 55.52 of population 15- 64 years old
• 4.17 of population aged 65 or older
• 95 of population black
• 5 of population mulatto and white

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Les Langues

• Two official languages are French and Creole
• 45 of population can read and write
• 48 of that 45 are males, 42 females

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La Religion

• 80 roman catholic, 16 protestant, 1 have
  no religion and 3 practice another
  
• Roughly half the population practices voodoo in
  addition to their primary religion
  
• The voodooists believe that there is one god,
  Bondye
  
• Voodooism is concentrated on healing the spirit
  and includes many superstitions into worship

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Le Climat

• Mainly tropical climate
• Semitropical in mountainous regions
• Frequent hurricanes due to location in middle of
  hurricane belt
  
• Severe storms from June to October can be
  expected
  
• Floods, earthquakes and droughts are common
  occurrences
  

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Les Moyens de Transport

• 40 km of railways
• 4 160 km of highways
• 100 km of navigable waterways
• Main ports and harbors- Cap-Haitien, Gonaives,
  Jacmel, Jeremie, Les Cayes, Miragoane,
  Port-au-Prince, Port-de-paix and Saint-Marc
  
• 13 airports

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Les Dates Importantes

• Independence day January 1st (gained
  independence from France in 1804)
  
• National holiday January 1st (Haiti day
  celebrated on independence day)

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Les Ressources Naturelles et les Industries

• Natural resources are bauxite, copper, calcium
  carbonate, gold, marble and hydropower
  
• Industries in sugar refining, flour milling,
  cement, tourism and light assembly industries
  based on imported parts

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Le Tourisme - Labadie

• Labadie, the most popular tourist attraction on
  Haiti, is located on Cap-Haitien
  

• Labadie has some of the best beaches in the
  Caribbean and is renowned for its curvaceous belt
  of mountains and its calm, blue Atlantic waters
  
• Shows a bit of the history of Haiti and lots of
  colourful examples of the Haitians culture
  through arts and crafts
  
• Snorkeling, coastal boat rides, parasailing,
  riding waverunners, jet skiing, banana boat
  rides, rafting and canoeing or simply floating on
  a mat in the water are among the many things to
  do at Labadie
• The Artisans Market, located within the beach
  compound contains crate after crate of local
  products- sculptures, pottery, wood carvings and
  more

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The bay around the village
Labadie beach in full swing
Citadelle Laferriere
Banana boat rides in front of the village
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Taxi boats
Market place in Labadie
Columbus Cove beach
Raft with voodoo cross in frames centre
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