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Base Camp in haiti, haiti camp for kids.
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All Cities in Haiti. Base Camp in Haiti :
Base Camp Cap-Haïtien
Base Camp Carrefour
Base Camp Delmas
Base Camp Gonaïves
Base Camp Les Cayes
Base Camp Pétionville
Base Camp Port-au-Prince
Base Camp Port-de-Paix , Jean Rabel
Base Camp Saint-Marc
Base Camp Verrettes
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Haiti Description Haiti
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The native Taino Amerindians - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola. In 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island, which later became Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE. After a prolonged struggle, Haiti became the first black republic to declare independence in 1804. The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has been plagued by political violence for most of its history. After an armed rebellion led to the forced resignation and exile of President Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE in February 2004, an interim government took office to organize new elections under the auspices of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Continued violence and technical delays prompted repeated postponements, but Haiti finally did inaugurate a democratically elected president and parliament in May of 2006. A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 15 km southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince. An estimated 2 million people live within the zone of heavy to moderate structural damage. The earthquake is assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years and massive international assistance will be required to help the country recover.
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Location
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Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Maryland
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Natural resources Haiti Haiti
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bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
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Population Haiti
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9,203,083
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Haiti Religions Haiti
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Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%
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Languages
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French (official), Creole (official)
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Haiti Education Haiti expenditures
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1.4% of GDP (1991)
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Government Haiti type
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10 departments (departements, singular - departement); Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est
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Independence
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Independence Day, 1 January (1804)
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Haiti Economy - overview
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Investment Haiti
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Industries Haiti
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448 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Airports Haiti
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