About Haiti

Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic, 700 miles southeast of Florida. Being in the West Indies, the climate is tropical. Haiti is mostly mountainous, with less than 20% of the land open for agriculture.

Here are some facts:

Population: 7,527,817

Languages: Creole and French

Literacy: 52.9%

Life Expectancy at Birth: 51 years

Infant Mortality Rate: 76.01 per 1000 live births

Labor Force: 3.6 million, tremendous shortage of skilled labor

Inflation Rate: 11.9%