Republic of Haiti
République d'Haïti (French)

Motto: 
"Inite se fòs" (Haitian Creole)[1]
"Union makes strength"

Anthem: 
La Dessalinienne
"The Dessaline"

Capital
and largest city
Port-au-Prince
18°32′10″N 72°20′47″W

Official languages
Haitian Creole • French

Ethnic groups
95% African
5% Other

Religion (2020)
87.0% Christianity
10.7% no religion
2.1% folk religions
0.2% others

Demonym
Haitian

Government
Unitary semi-presidential republic under an interim government

• Chairman of the Transitional Presidential Council

• Prime Minister

Legislature
National Assembly (vacant)

• Upper house
Senate

• Lower house
Chamber of Deputies

Independence from France

• Independence declared
1 January 1804

• Independence recognized
17 April 1825

• First Empire
22 September 1804

• Southern Republic
17 October 1806

• Northern State
17 October 1806

• Kingdom
28 March 1811

• Unification of Hispaniola
9 February 1822

• Dissolution
27 February 1844

• Second Empire
26 August 1849

• Republic
15 January 1859

• United States occupation
28 July 1915 - 1 August 1934

• Independence from the United States
15 August 1934

• Current constitution
20 June 2012

Area
• Total
27,700 km2 (10,700 sq mi) (143rd)
• Water (%)
0.7

Population

• 2023 estimate
11,470,261[7] (83rd)

• Density
417/km2 (1,080.0/sq mi) (32nd)

GDP (PPP)
2025 estimate

• Total
 $38.200 billion[8] (144th)

• Per capita
 $3,040[8] (169th)

GDP (nominal)
2025 estimate

• Total
 $33.550 billion[8] (107th)

• Per capita
 $2,670 (141st)
 

Currency
Gourde (G) (HTG)

Time zone
UTC−05:00 (EST)

• Summer (DST)
UTC−04:00 (EDT)

Date format
dd/mm/yyyy

Calling code
+509

ISO 3166 code
HT

Internet TLD
.ht