Haiti

    Small country in Caribbean Sea 9,5 million people (large as 3 USA Cities, France,4 Cities) : 1/3rd Caribbean island West Hispaniola.

Port-au-Prince was made to accommodate 1 million people but it has  2000.000 in the capital. 234 mouths par km2 against 124 in the West,95%, black, 4% mullatos, 1% Bohemians..

Cap-Haïtian, 2nd Ville, nearly 1.000.000, Population :  nearly 2,5 million live the diaspora- US, financed educational project about 2 Million $. 

Haiti discovery

Haiti was  discovered by Christopher Columbus, 12th October 1492. When Columbus discovered this country, the island was successful, very prosperous, it was the West indies's Pearl.

Haiti Land : October 1492, there were a few Indians. In 1503, then blacks from Guinea (Spain) decided to plant sugar-cane, coffee/cocoa, figs/bananas..

In 1625, this dear country Haiti, after ruling the Dominican Republic for 25/years under President Jean-Pierre Boyer, became poorer than its neighbour.

Today, they  treat our countrymen badly : '' Haïtiano, el diablo '' !  Because they're seeking assistance in this El dorado- '' magot ''.

Haiti, Independence

1 January 1804, Haiti became the 1st black country free & independent  in the World History. Instead of being a spearhead for other countries, it goes backwards.

From 1804 to to-day, Haiti has suffered from nearly 32 putsch & has  had thousands of cyclones without pity. Haiti has suffered everything.

  In 2010, earthquake ''goudougoudou'' removed the guts of the nation's children : 250-300.000 de facto thrown in mass graves.

   Haïti, economia

The national ressources are : cafe/cocoa, sugar-cane, figs/bananas, ignama/- sweet potatoes  mangoes...

They can find in Haitian ground  : Copper, silver, nickel, uranium, bauxite/aluminum, indigo, marble, cadium, pozzolana (value market 29.000.000.000 $, ab.),  sisal rope for sailors... Mafranc (resin used to manufacture rubber) representing a market value  to 26.000.000.000 $ above, Cadium, 23.000.000.000 $,

The coffee production in Haiti, is approximately 6000 tons. It is  exported. Only 4-5% of the population  possess all the resources of the country &.are very wealthy : 66% of the national  wealth are held in a  few rich people's hands : Their workers have nothing...

Education System

 70-75% of children still do  not go to school at the moment.The  N.G.O. (non-public sector)  for schools aid  90%, the government (public sector) about 10%..

Literacy rate :  only 20 to 25%  can read. 

Geographic Situation :

Small country : 65%  mountain with its radical erosion, impossible to feed Haïtian people, with poor harvests

The Dominican Republic, occupies 2/3 rd of the Island-East. Cuba in West, wind Canal  at 190 km from Jamaïca.

Santo-Domingo, separated from Cuba & Jamaïca in the wind canal & Puerto-Rico through the canal of Mona.

Haiti & Santo-Domingo 76115 km2, Haiti : 27850 (1/20, France)

Ethnicity : 85% very black; 10% muleteers & 5%  mixed  blood

Official language : french & creole (since 1979) -20% talking french in administration, about 60%, illiteracy, not being able to write.

Religion & voodoo phenomenon  : Christians (Roman Catholic 20%, Baptist 10% Protestant; 8%, other 1-2%), voodoo 40-50% ab.

In 1847 to 1859, President Faustin Soulouque instaured  '' VOODOO ''  as an official religion in the country...

 Voodoo  '' PRIESTS '' who are wicked for people  who are capable of everything.

Population with improved drinking water  : Urban  52%, Rural : 48%

Population with adequate sanitation          : Urban 34, 5% , Rural or unorganized 14,8%..

Climate : Tropical ; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds

Population urbanized nearly 33%

Life expectancy-age limit : 54.5%,        

(Estimated at 2000.) To-day, 59-60 for men & 70-85  for women...

Under-5 mortality rate 120/1000 (12%) - Infant mortality rate 84/1000; (8.4%)

GDP, & per capita $11.53 billion  & $1,300 Unemployed (80%)- Monetary unit : Gourde

Ruined forests 98% used for coal leaving a naked soil : Terrible in hurricans.