HAITI HAITI REGION CARIBBEAN NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JUNE 1 1804 FROM FRANCE DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MARCH 1987 POPULATION 6884264 1999 EST AREA 10695 SQ MI CAPITAL PORT AU PRINCE FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES MARBLE COPPER BAUXITE LIMESTONE MAIN INDUSTRIES SUGAR REFINING FLOUR MILLING TEXTILES CEMENT TOURISM AGRICULTURE COFFEE SUGARCANE CORN MANGOES RICE SORGHUM GRAIN CURRENCY GOURDE GDP 8.9 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1300 1998 EST LANGUAGES FRENCH OFFICIAL CREOLE RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLICISM PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS LITERACY RATE 45 LIFE EXPECTANCY 50 YEARS MALE 54 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 33 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 14 PER 1000 POPULATION
