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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Carrefour
|
442,156
|
2020
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Delmas
|
382,920
|
2020
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Port au Prince
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1,234,742
|
2020
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| Region: |
Caribbean |
| Population: |
10,692,726 |
| Area Total: |
27,750km2 |
| Area Land: |
27,560km2 |
| Coast Line: |
1,771km |
| Capital: |
Port-au-Prince |
| Climate: |
tropical; semiarid in the mountain regions |
| Languages: |
French (Official)
Creole |
| Currency: |
1 gourde (G)= 100 centimes |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 1 January (1804), Ancestry/Heroes' Day is 2 January, 18 May is Flag Day |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 73.10°F |
| July: |
°C / 79.30°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 59.7" |
Boundaries
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Dominican Republic
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275 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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African descent
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95.00%
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European and Mulatto
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5.00%
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Religions
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Roman Catholic
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80.00%
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Protestant Sects
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16.00%
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Other
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3.00%
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None
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1.00%
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CountryWire
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