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Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, is the most populous Caribbean country.0 The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince.

As of 2024, Haiti has faced severe economic and political crises, gang activity, and the collapse of its government. With no elected officials remaining, Haiti has been described as a failed state. (Full article...)

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The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (French: Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti), also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of its French name, was a UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti from 2004 to 2017. It was composed of 2,366 military personnel and 2,533 police, supported by international civilian personnel, a local civilian staff, and United Nations Volunteers. The mission's military component was led by the Brazilian Army and commanded by a Brazilian.

The devastating January 2010 Haiti earthquake destroyed MINUSTAH's headquarters in Port-au-Prince and killed its chief, Hédi Annabi of Tunisia, his deputy Luiz Carlos da Costa of Brazil, and the acting police commissioner, RCMP Supt. Doug Coates of Canada. The mission subsequently concentrated on assisting the Haitian National Police in providing security, while American and Canadian military forces distributed and facilitated humanitarian aid. Due to fears of instability following the earthquake, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1944 extended MINUSTAH's mandate, and it was periodically renewed until 2017. (Full article...)

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...that Restavec refers to a social system in Haiti whereby parents unable to care for their children send them to relatives or strangers, where they receive food and housing (and sometimes an education) in exchange for light housework.
...that in 2007, the Haitian national football team beat recent FIFA World cup finalists Trinidad and Tobago 2-1, to win the Caribbean Cup for the first time.
...that La Visite National Park is one of the two national parks in Haiti. It is located in the southeast of the country and contains the country's highest mountain, Pic de la Selle.

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A taptap (shared taxi) in central Port-au-Prince.

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Image 1Jean-Jacques Dessalines (from History of Haiti)
Image 2United States Marines and a Haitian guide patrolling the jungle in 1915 during the Battle of Fort Dipitie (from History of Haiti)
Image 3The battle of Santo Domingo (1806) painted by Nicholas Pocock in 1808 (from History of Haiti)
Image 4Engraving of Cap-Français in 1728 (from History of Haiti)
Image 5Sténio Vincent (from History of Haiti)
Image 6The ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace, severely damaged in the 1842 earthquake and never rebuilt (from History of Haiti)
Image 7A sugar mill in Haiti (L'Homme et la Terre by Élisée Reclus, 1830–1905) (from History of Haiti)
Image 8Jean-Claude and Michèle Duvalier en route to the airport to flee the country, 7 February 1986 (from History of Haiti)
Image 9René Préval (from History of Haiti)
Image 10Battle for Santo Domingo, by January Suchodolski (1845) (from History of Haiti)
Image 11President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 12The coronation of Faustin I of Haiti in 1849 (from History of Haiti)
Image 13Swearing-in ceremony of Haitian Diaspora GwètòDe (Clergy in Vodou) (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 14Opening of the mausoleum of Pétion and Dessalines in 1926 (from History of Haiti)
Image 15Flamingo tongue on a purple sea fan from Arcadin Islands, Haiti. This sea snail is found living on various species of soft corals and sea fans. (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 16Jean-Pierre Boyer (from History of Haiti)
Image 17François Duvalier in 1968 (from History of Haiti)
Image 18The Kingdom of Haiti in the North and the Republic of Haiti in the South (from History of Haiti)
Image 19U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince on 9 March 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 20As the unofficial leader of the revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture is considered the father of Haiti. (from History of Haiti)
Image 21Jovenel Moïse (from History of Haiti)
Image 22"Burning of the Plaine du Cap – Massacre of whites by the blacks". On 22 August 1791, slaves set fire to plantations, torched cities, and massacred the white population. (from History of Haiti)
Image 23"Revenge taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practiced on them by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 24Charles Rivière-Hérard (from History of Haiti)
Image 25Provisional President Boniface Alexandre (2004–2006) led the intervention of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti in 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 26Christopher Columbus landing on the island of Hispaniola in 1492. (from History of Haiti)
Image 27Staff of the German legation and the Hamburg-Amerika Line agency at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1900. The agency was involved in the staffing and management of the legation. German nationals were comparatively numerous in Haiti and heavily involved in the Haitian economy until World War I. (from History of Haiti)
Image 28Michel Domingue (from History of Haiti)
Image 29The French army led by Le Clerc lands in Cap Français (1802) (from History of Haiti)
Image 30Paul Magloire (from History of Haiti)
Image 31Fishing village in Haiti, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 32Leclerc's veterans storm Ravine-a-Couleuvre (Snake Gully) in 1802. (from History of Haiti)
Image 33Bread market in St. Michel, 1928–1929 (from History of Haiti)
Image 34Élie Lescot (from History of Haiti)
Image 35Haitian Folk Singer Manno Charlemagne (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 36Marine's base at Cap-Haïtien (from History of Haiti)
Image 37Port-au-Prince and surroundings at the start of the 19th century (from History of Haiti)
Image 38Michel Martelly (from History of Haiti)
Image 39Citadelle Laferrière, built by Henri Christophe, is the largest fortress in the Americas. (from History of Haiti)
Image 40Dumarsais Estimé (from History of Haiti)
Image 41"The Mode of exterminating the Black Army, as practiced by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 42The National Palace burned down during the revolt against Salnave in 1868 (from History of Haiti)
Image 43Fabre Geffrard (from History of Haiti)
Image 44Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 03 (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 45Large portions of the National Palace collapsed (from History of Haiti)
Image 46Market street in Port-au-Prince, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 47U.S. troops seizing Port-au-Prince airfield, September 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 482004 Haiti flood (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 49Bishop's House in Cap-Haitien, 1907 (from History of Haiti)
Image 50Lysius Salomon (from History of Haiti)
Image 51U.S. Coast Guard intercepting Haitian refugees, 1998 (from History of Haiti)
Image 52American Marines in 1915 defending the entrance gate in Cap-Haïten (from History of Haiti)

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