Haiti

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Haiti

Historical Facts About Haiti

Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Hispaniola in 1492 and Haiti became a Spanish colony.

The people in the north have a creole accent and are influenced by their Dominican republic neighbor.

Hayte is a Indian name for the country and means land of mountains.

The Geography• Haiti’s latitude is 19 and longitude is 72.4167.

• 1. Pic la Selle is the highest point in Haiti at 2,680 metres

• 2. Haiti is the most mountainous country in the Caribbean.

• 2. Haiti is situated in the Caribbean Sea

• The only bordering country is the Dominican Republic

• Haiti’s flag is red and blue with a ship inside

Capital And Large Cities

• The capital city of Haiti is Port-au-Prince.• Large Cities• 1.Carrefour• 2.Delmas 73

• Population is 9,035,536

Government

The type of government is The Republic.The head of the government is Michael Martelly.There money was called the une gourde.

Famous Events In Haiti

• Antillean Archipelago.• Haitian Carnival

The Major Attractions• Bassin Bleu • The Citadelle

Holidays• Assumption of the Blessed• Virgin Mary• 15 August 15 August• 17 October Dessalines Day Anniversary of the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines.

17 October 17 October• 24 October United Nations Day 24 October 24 October• 1 November All Saints Day 1 November 1 November• 2 November All Souls Day 2 November 2 November• 18 November Vertieres Day/Armed Forces• Day• This day commemorates the Haitian victory over the French in• the Battle of Vertières in the year 1803.• 18 November 18 November• 5 December Decouverte of Haiti Discovery of Haiti 5 December 5 December• 24 December Christmas Eve 24 December 24 December• 25 December Christmas 25 December 25 December• 31 December New Year's Eve

Language Spoken• Haitian Creole and French

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Haiti Haiti Vs. Iceland .

These are the countries who had a

war together.

CommandersJoseph NeretteEmile JonassainHerard AbrahamBernadin Poisson

Strength• Haiti has strength because they stand together so

they could defend their country.

• Haiti has strength because they have beautiful cities and lakes.

The terrible lost• The island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the

Dominican Republic, is seismically active and has a history of destructive earthquakes. During Haiti's time as a French colony, earthquakes were recorded by French historian Moreau de Saint-Méry (1750–1819)

Sports

President• Martin martelly is the president of haiti

Bordering Countries• Dominican Republic• Brazil

Games made in Haiti• The games that Haiti created was Ayiti: The Cost

of Life.

• That’s all the countries are the greatest because in different countries you do different things.

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Citations• www.gamesforchange.org/play/ayiti-the-cost-of-lif

e• www.crudem.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hai

tian-Holidays.pd• globalfaithinaction.org/Haiti-culture-and-sports