Haiti
The first free Black republic, a land of high mountains
Passport card
Republic of Haiti
Haiti
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Continent
- North America
- Currency
- Gourde
- Languages
- Haitian Creole and French
- People
- About 1.2 crore
- Size
- About 27,750 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé
- Free since
- 1 January 1804
- Time
- 10½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Port-au-Prince, and 2:30 am in summer
⭐ Haiti was the first free Black republic in the world.
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Two ways to learn
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Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Haiti
Turn the globe with your finger. Haiti has 1 neighbour on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Haiti and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 120 times the size of Haiti.
- PeopleIndia has about 120 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.2 crore in Haiti.
- DistancePort-au-Prince is about 13,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeHaiti is 10½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Port-au-Prince, or 2:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Haiti, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Haiti
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Haiti's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Haiti back on the map
Haiti and its neighbour have fallen off the map. Can you put them both back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Haiti worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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