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Haiti

هايتي

Americasthe Caribbean

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Haiti
Name in Arabic
هايتي
Capital
Port-au-Prince
Region
Americas
Subregion
the Caribbean
Official languages
French, Haitian Creole
Currency
Haitian Gourde · G · HTG
Area
27,750 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Haiti

Haiti is a country in the Caribbean, one of the 35 countries of the Americas on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Haiti. In Arabic, the name is written هايتي, and the capital بورت أو برنس. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince. Port-au-Prince lies at about 19° north and 72° west. Haiti has 2 official languages: French and Haitian Creole. Its currency is the Haitian Gourde, with the symbol ⁨G⁩ and the international code HTG.

Haiti covers about 27,750 square kilometres, which puts it 143rd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with one country: the Dominican Republic. Other countries in the Caribbean include Cuba, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Liechtenstein, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Americas quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Haiti with the other countries of the same region.

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