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Spotlight TUE · 09 JUN 2026

Haiti

Haiti occupies the western third of Hispaniola Island, sharing its border with the Dominican Republic, and is the world's first independent black republic, founded by formerly enslaved people in 1804.

Capital
Port-au-Prince
Population
12M
Currency
Haitian Gourde (HTG)
Continent
North America
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