“Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody’s business to interfere when they see it”. ~ Anne Sewell
A history was necessary to have you understand the world doesn’t or hasn’t seriously stepped up to the human rights attrocities. It has always taken a major catastrophe to focus any attention on this third world nation. The nation that has gone from human misery to a hades on earth. Read on and lets see your comments or feedback.
FACTS and FIGURES
President: René Préval (2006)
Prime Minister: Jean-Max Bellerive (2009)
Land area: 10,641 sq mi (27,560 sq km); total area: 10,714 sq mi (27,750 sq km)
Population (2009 est.): 9,035,536 (growth rate: 1.8%); birth rate: 29.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 59.7/1000; life expectancy: 60.7; density per sq km: 323
Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Port-au-Prince, 1,764,000 (metro. area), 1,119,000 (city proper)
Monetary unit: Gourde
Geography
Haiti, in the West Indies, occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. About the size of Maryland, Haiti is two-thirds mountainous, with the rest of the country marked by great valleys, extensive plateaus, and small plains.
