The Republic of Haiti is a sovereign country located on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago.[1] Ayiti ("Land of Mountains") was the indigenous Taíno name for Hispaniola. The Creole and French-speaking African-French country of Haiti occupies the western extent of Hispaniola, while the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic occupies the greater eastern extent of the island. Haiti was the second country of the Americas to win its freedom from European colonization in 1804. The country's highest point is Pic la Selle, at 2,680 metres (8,793 ft). The total area of Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) and its capital is Port-au-Prince.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Haiti:
[edit] General reference
An enlargeable. basic map of
Haiti
[edit] Geography of Haiti
An enlargeable topographic map of
Haiti
[edit] Environment of Haiti
An enlargeable false colour satellite image of
Haiti
[edit] Natural geographic features of Haiti
[edit] Regions of Haiti
- Main article: Regions of Haiti
[edit] Ecoregions of Haiti
- Main article: Ecoregions in Haiti
[edit] Administrative divisions of Haiti
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Haiti
[edit] Departments of Haiti
[edit] Arrondissements and communes of Haiti
[edit] Municipalities of Haiti
[edit] Demography of Haiti
- Main article: Demographics of Haiti
[edit] Government and politics of Haiti
- Main article: Government of Haiti and Politics of Haiti
[edit] Branches of the government of Haiti
[edit] Executive branch of the government of Haiti
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Haiti
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Haiti
[edit] Foreign relations of Haiti
[edit] International organization membership
The Republic of Haiti is a member of:[1]
[edit] Law and order in Haiti
- Main article: Law of Haiti
[edit] Military of Haiti
- Main article: Military of Haiti
[edit] Local government in Haiti
- Artibonite
- Centre
- Grand'Anse
- Nippes
- Nord
- Nord-Est
- Nord-Ouest
- Ouest
- Sud
- Sud-Est
[edit] History of Haiti
- Main article: History of Haiti, Timeline of the history of Haiti, and Current events of Haiti
[edit] Culture of Haiti
- Main article: Culture of Haiti
[edit] Art in Haiti
[edit] Sports in Haiti
- Main article: Sports in Haiti
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Haiti
- Main article: Economy of Haiti
[edit] Education in Haiti
- Main article: Education in Haiti
[edit] Health in Haiti
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Haiti
- The place to share Haiti News, chat, economic ideas, music, and haitian movies.
- If It's About Haiti, It's On Fouye!
- Haiti: Current events, news, politics, nonprofit
- Embassy of Haiti to the United States, in Washington, DC
- Library of Congress - A Country Study: Haiti
- VOA kreyol
- Encyclopaedia Britannica - Haiti's country page
- International Action: Fighting the Water Crisis in Haiti
- Hope for Haiti: Education and grassroots development in rural Haiti
- Search engine for the.ht tld (in french)
- Official website of The National Telecommunications Council, Conatel (in French)
- National Archives of Haiti materials in the Digital Library of the Caribbean
- Haiti List
- Bob Corbett's Haiti Page
- The Carter Center information on Haiti
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