National Symbols of Haiti

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Haiti is a country in North America. It shares borders with the following countries: Dominican Republic, . The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince.

The official language is Haitian Creole and the Haitian gourde is the currency of the Haiti. The domain is .ht and the country code is +509.

National day is celebrated on 1 Jan 1804. Every country in the world has national symbols including national animal, national flower, motto, etc and Haiti is no exception.

In Haiti, Football is considered as a national sport, and it is a passion of many Haitian people. Cremas is not only a traditional drink, but one of the national drink of Haiti. As poetry is a highly appreciated art, many poets like Jacques Roumain represent a national Haitian symbol.

The country was founded by Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The current president of Haiti is Ariel Henry (acting) and Ariel Henry (acting) is the Prime Minister.

In Haiti the power plugs and sockets are of type A, B. The standard voltage is 110 V, 220 V and the frequency is 60 Hz.

The Haitian national anthem was written by Justin Lhérisson and composed by Nicolas Geffrard.

Country information

Former name(s)	St. Domingue
Official name(s)	Republic of Haiti
Alternative name(s)	Republic of Haiti (official, English)
Regional location	Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
Country name etymology	"Mountainous land", originally Hayiti. The name derives from the mountainous and hilly landscape of the western half of the island of Hispaniola.
Climate	Tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
Terrain	Mostly rough and mountainous
Population	11,402,528
National Day	1 Jan 1804
Language(s)	Haitian Creole
Religion	Christianity
Country code	+509
Literacy rate	48.7%
Currency	Haitian gourde
Capital city	Port-au-Prince
ISO	HTI
Domain(TLD)	.ht
Ethnicity	Afro-Haitians
Head of government	Prime Minister
Nationality	Haitian
Driving side	Drive on the Right-hand side
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Total area	27,750 km2 (10,710 sq mi)
Timezone	UTC−5 (EST)
Average elevation	470 m (1,542 ft)
Coastline	1,771 Km
Mains electricity	110 V, 220 V
Emergency telephone numbers	Emergency Telephone Numbers

Coat of arms

Flag map of Haiti

Motto of Haiti

Liberté, égalité, fraternité -"Liberty, equality, fraternity"

National animal of Haiti

The National animal of Haiti is Hispaniolan Trogon

National flower of Haiti

The National flower of Haiti is Rose-Mallow. Botanical name is Hibiscus .

National bird of Haiti

The National bird of Haiti is Hispaniolan Trogon

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Neighbouring countries of Haiti

Dominican Republic

Haitian Proverbs - Popular quotes, proverbs and sayings.

You don’t know a man before he takes a woman.

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

When the cat’s stomach is full, the rat’s back is bitter.

To stumble is not to fall.

To speak French doesn’t mean you are smart.

The good white man dies, the bad one remains.

The goat that has many owners will be left to die in the sun.

The donkey sweats so the horse can be decorated with lace.

The dog has four feet, but he does not walk in four roads at the same time.

The crab that walks miles too far will fall into the pot.

The constitution is paper, bayonets are steel.