Haiti — Country Profile
An overview of Haiti covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Haiti
The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince. It has a population of approximately 11.8M. The country covers an area of 27,750 km². It is located in Caribbean.
Geography
Haiti is a country in Caribbean, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 27,750 km². It shares land borders with Dominican Republic, totalling 1 neighbour.
Demographics & Languages
Haiti has a population of approximately 11,772,557 people. Population density is around 424.2 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include French and Haitian Creole, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Haitian.
Economy Overview
The official currency is the Haitian gourde (HTG, symbol G). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 130.68 HTG.
Culture & Time
Haiti operates on a single time zone (America/Port-au-Prince). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.ht.
Government & Status
The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +509. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is HT.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.