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Haiti (/ˈheɪti/ (listen); French: Haïti [a.iti]; Haitian Creole: Ayiti [ajiti]), officially the Republic of Haiti (French: République d'Haïti; Haitian Creole: Repiblik d Ayiti), and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, to the east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. To its south-west lies the small Navassa Island, which is claimed by Haiti but is disputed as a United States territory under federal administration. Haiti is 27,750 km² (10,714 sq mi) in size, the third largest country in the Caribbean by area, and has an estimated population of 11.4 million, making it the most populous country in the Caribbean. The capital is Port-au-Prince.

Haiti's first century of independence was characterized by political instability, ostracism by the international community and the payment of a crippling debt to France. Political volatility and foreign economic influence in the country prompted the U.S. to occupy the country from 1915 to 1934. Following a series of short-lived presidencies, François 'Papa Doc' Duvalier took power in 1956, ushering in a long period of autocratic rule continued by his son, Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier, that lasted until 1986; the period was characterized by state-sanctioned violence against the opposition and civilians, corruption, and economic stagnation. After 1986, Haiti began attempting to establish a more democratic political system. (Full article...)

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Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (/ˈwaɪklɛf ˈʒɒ̃/; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, alongside Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel. They released the albums Blunted on Reality (1994) and The Score (1996), the latter becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time. Jean would follow this with the release of his first solo studio album, Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival (1997), which contains the top ten hit "Gone till November".

Jean would continue to have a successful music career as a soloist. He released an additional eight studio albums; including the Recording Industry Association of America Platinum certified album, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (2000), which reached the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart. While he also released the commercially successful singles "911" (featuring Mary J. Blige), and "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (featuring Akon, Niia & Lil Wayne)"; featured on Destiny Child's "No, No, No", and the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira; and wrote and produced the single "Maria Maria" by Santana. (Full article...)

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...that Restavec refers to a social system in Haiti whereby parents unable to care for their children send them to relatives or strangers, where they receive food and housing (and sometimes an education) in exchange for light housework.
...that in 2007, the Haitian national football team beat recent FIFA World cup finalists Trinidad and Tobago 2-1, to win the Caribbean Cup for the first time.
...that La Visite National Park is one of the two national parks in Haiti. It is located in the southeast of the country and contains the country's highest mountain, Pic de la Selle.

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Voters queue to cast their vote during the Haitian general election, 2006

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Image 1Lysius Salomon (from History of Haiti)
Image 2Élie Lescot (from History of Haiti)
Image 3Jean-Claude and Michèle Duvalier en route to the airport to flee the country, 7 February 1986 (from History of Haiti)
Image 4Opening of the mausoleum of Pétion and Dessalines in 1926 (from History of Haiti)
Image 5As the unofficial leader of the revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture is considered the father of Haiti. (from History of Haiti)
Image 6Flamingo tongue on a purple sea fan from Arcadin Islands, Haiti. This sea snail is found living on various species of soft corals and sea fans. (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 7Haitian Folk Singer Manno Charlemagne (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 8François Duvalier in 1968 (from History of Haiti)
Image 9Sténio Vincent (from History of Haiti)
Image 10"Burning of the Plaine du Cap – Massacre of whites by the blacks". On 22 August 1791, slaves set fire to plantations, torched cities, and massacred the white population. (from History of Haiti)
Image 11The French army led by Le Clerc lands in Cap Français (1802) (from History of Haiti)
Image 12American Marines in 1915 defending the entrance gate in Cap-Haïten (from History of Haiti)
Image 13U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince on 9 March 2004 (from History of Haiti)
Image 14Bishop's House in Cap-Haitien, 1907 (from History of Haiti)
Image 15Leclerc's veterans storm Ravine-a-Couleuvre (Snake Gully) in 1802. (from History of Haiti)
Image 16"Revenge taken by the Black Army for the Cruelties practiced on them by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 17U.S. Coast Guard intercepting Haitian refugees, 1998 (from History of Haiti)
Image 18Michel Domingue (from History of Haiti)
Image 19"The Mode of exterminating the Black Army, as practiced by the French", by Marcus Rainsford, 1805 (from History of Haiti)
Image 20The coronation of Faustin I of Haiti in 1849 (from History of Haiti)
Image 21Charles Rivière-Hérard (from History of Haiti)
Image 22Bread market in St. Michel, 1928–1929 (from History of Haiti)
Image 23Battle for Santo Domingo, by January Suchodolski (1845) (from History of Haiti)
Image 24Staff of the German legation and the Hamburg-Amerika Line agency at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1900. The agency was involved in the staffing and management of the legation. German nationals were comparatively numerous in Haiti and heavily involved in the Haitian economy until World War I. (from History of Haiti)
Image 25Fabre Geffrard (from History of Haiti)
Image 26Jean-Jacques Dessalines (from History of Haiti)
Image 27Dumarsais Estimé (from History of Haiti)
Image 28Citadelle Laferrière, built by Henri Christophe, is the largest fortress in the Americas. (from History of Haiti)
Image 29The battle of Santo Domingo (1806) painted by Nicholas Pocock in 1808 (from History of Haiti)
Image 30Large portions of the National Palace collapsed (from History of Haiti)
Image 31Market street in Port-au-Prince, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 32Marine's base at Cap-Haïtien (from History of Haiti)
Image 33Engraving of Cap-Français in 1728 (from History of Haiti)
Image 34Fishing village in Haiti, 1996 (from History of Haiti)
Image 35Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 05 (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 36The National Palace burned down during the revolt against Salnave in 1868 (from History of Haiti)
Image 37U.S. troops seizing Port-au-Prince airfield, September 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 38Jean-Pierre Boyer (from History of Haiti)
Image 39Jovenel Moïse (from History of Haiti)
Image 40Michel Martelly (from History of Haiti)
Image 41Paul Magloire (from History of Haiti)
Image 42United States Marines and a Haitian guide patrolling the jungle in 1915 during the Battle of Fort Dipitie (from History of Haiti)
Image 43Christopher Columbus landing on the island of Hispaniola in 1492. (from History of Haiti)
Image 44Swearing-in ceremony of Haitian Diaspora GwètòDe (Clergy in Vodou) (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 45Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 03 (from Culture of Haiti)
Image 46The Kingdom of Haiti in the North and the Republic of Haiti in the South (from History of Haiti)
Image 47President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1994 (from History of Haiti)
Image 48The ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace, severely damaged in the 1842 earthquake and never rebuilt (from History of Haiti)
Image 492004 Haiti flood (from Environment of Haiti)
Image 50Port-au-Prince and surroundings at the start of the 19th century (from History of Haiti)
Image 51René Préval (from History of Haiti)
Image 52A sugar mill in Haiti (L'Homme et la Terre by Élisée Reclus, 1830–1905) (from History of Haiti)

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