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| Here are 20 Facts About the Country of Haiti |
Here are 20 facts about the country of Haiti.
The etymology of the name Haiti or heart comes from the language of the taino tribe which literally means haitian high mountain land is the original name given by the taino people to mention the entire territory of the island of hispaniola.
In French the nickname or nickname for Haiti is labelle deandeles or antiland pearls because of its natural beauty and the amount of wealth it collects for the French kingdom the national flag of Haiti consists of two main colors namely the blue color red color with the national emblem of this country being in the middle of the flag.
This flag was first used by Haitians in 1806 the meanings contained in the design of the Haitian flag include the blue color symbolizing the black population of Haiti and the red color symbolizing free or non-young people of color who in their language are known by the term gens De couleurs While the national emblem of Haiti broadly means the independence of the first ruler.
Michael Jackson Celine in 1803 created the Haitian flag by tearing off the white color strip on the French flag with the claim that he would tear or remove white people from his country and what remained was a strip of blue and red colors symbolizing black and mulato or people of white descent from the dead Haitians.
Haiti's famous motto is we birthday fraternite which means freedom of equality and brotherhood.
Gourde or good is the name of the official currency used by the haitian state this currency is internationally encoded with htg if we try to convert the HTG currency with usd currency then one Gourde has a value of about 0.0075 USD.
Haitian currency is named after the name of the pumpkin plant in Haiti called by Gods it is said that the pumpkin plant is very important for the Haitian people pumpkin is a common food source In addition to that the peel can also be a container of water after it is dried.
By the year of its independence Haiti is the second oldest country on the American continent and the western hemisphere after the United States of America propped up its country's independence in 1804.
Historically Haiti was the only country in the world that stood up from the results of the attempted uprising of the youth against the invading nation.
Haiti was the only country in the world to include Voodoo as an official religion precisely in 1993 during the reign of former priest John Betrand arrested the second government included Voodoo as the state religion along with Catholicism.
Vodoo became an important part of Haitian culture even president Francois De valliere who got the nickname Papa doc claimed to be a Voodoo priest he also played himself with a Haitian holy spirit named Baron samedhi to strengthen the cult over him.
The area of the country of Haiti is about 27,000 km2 and based on its area haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean after the dominican country and cuba Haiti is a country in the Caribbean whose land is the most mountainous terrain consists of mountains interspersed with small coastal plains and river valleys.
Piv la Selle is the highest point of the country with an altitude of 2,680 meters above sea level.
Haiti has a cittadella verrier or fortress in the mountains that are in northern Haiti on the mountain, the citadel was built by Hendrik Christoffel a Leader of the Haitian slave revolt fort It is the largest in the western hemisphere and is included in one of the world heritage sites by UNESCO since 1982.
Haiti has one of the highest levels of biodiversity in the Caribbean region of the country has about 5600 species of plants living in 9 zones of life ranging from sea level to the top of mount Rei is also home to endangered mammal species including hispaniola solennodone.
One of the interesting sights is that the baby oval is in the capital of Haiti and the famous area in port-au-prince tourism is one of the largest industries in Haiti the country of Haiti has a rich cultural heritage and is reflected in its art and music the country continues to be a popular tourist destination that generates about 200 million dollars from its tourism.
But despite its tourism industry Haiti is one of america's poorest countries caused by corruption of poor infrastructure political instability lack of health care and lack of education cited as the main culprits.
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Western part of the earth about 80% of its population lives below the poverty line the average per capita income of Haitian citizens is only 480 Dollars ,it is also one of the most corrupt countries in the world this country is ranked 159th out of 176 countries listed.
By international transparency Haiti is the center of the illicit drug trade between South American countries of Central America Europe and the United States In addition to that many Haitians are also involved in human trafficking or human trafficking, especially those who are victims are children.