Area: total: 27,750 sq km 
        land: 27,560 sq km 
        water: 190 sq km

 

Climate:  tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds

 

Population: 8,308,504

 

Ethnic Groups: black 95%, mulatto and white 5%

 

Religion: Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%,

Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%
note: roughly half of the population practices Voodoo

 

Language: French (official), Creole (official)

 

Type of Government: elected government

 

Capital: Port-au-Prince

 

Administrative Departments: Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est

 

Currency: Gourdes

 

Main Airport: Airport Toussaint Louverture