Haiti
Haiti is a country in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is Port-au-Prince. About 11 million people live there (2017). It covers 27,750 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- People (2017)
- 11 million
- Area
- 27,750 km²
- Currency
- gourde
Haiti at a glance
- In its own language
- Ayiti
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Population
- 10,981,229 (2017)
- Area
- 27,750 km² (10,714 mi²)
- People are called
- Haitian
- Official languages
- French, Haitian Creole
- Currency
- gourde
- GDP (nominal)
- US$20 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 64 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.535 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 41.1 (2012)
- Unemployment
- 7% (2014)
- Head of state
- Transitional Presidential Council (since 2024)
- Head of government
- Alix Didier Fils-Aimé (since 2024)
- Country codes
- HT, HTI
- Calling code
- +509
- Internet domain
- .ht
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- , America/Port-au-Prince
- Coordinates
- 19°, -72.8°
Haiti and its neighbours
Haiti borders Dominican Republic, United States and Turks and Caicos Islands. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Haiti
- Neighbours
Divisions of Haiti
- Artibonite
- Centre
- Grand'Anse
- Nippes
- Nord
- Nord-Est
- Nord-Ouest
- Ouest
- Sud-Est
- Sud
Member of
- United Nations
- World Trade Organization
- Caribbean Community
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Alliance of Small Island States
- Caribbean Development Bank
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
and 10 more organisations.
How far are you from Haiti?
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Questions
What is the capital of Haiti?
The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince.
What is the population of Haiti?
Haiti has about 10,981,229 people, as recorded in 2017.
How big is Haiti?
Haiti covers 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 square miles).
What currency does Haiti use?
The gourde.
What language is spoken in Haiti?
The official languages of Haiti are French and Haitian Creole.
Which countries border Haiti?
Haiti shares a border with Dominican Republic, United States and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.