Haiti (maritime vicinity via Caribbean region)

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Haiti is a Caribbean nation on the island of Hispaniola known for its rich Afro-Caribbean culture, French and Creole heritage, and history as the first independent Black republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean country
island country
sovereign state
borderedBySea Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
callingCode +509
capital Port-au-Prince
climate tropical
continent North America
culturalHeritage African heritage
Creole heritage
French colonial heritage
culture Afro-Caribbean culture
currency Haitian gourde
demonym Haitian
drivesOn right
governmentType unitary semi-presidential republic
historicalSignificance first independent Black republic
second independent nation in the Americas after the United States
independenceDate 1804-01-01
independenceFrom France
ISO3166-1Alpha2 HT
ISO3166-1Alpha3 HTI
largestCity Port-au-Prince
locatedIn Caribbean
locatedInRegion West Indies
locatedOn island of Hispaniola
linked to: Hispaniola
maritimeVicinity Greater Antilles
Gulf of Gonâve
Windward Passage
nationalLanguage Haitian Creole
nationalLanguagePolicy bilingual French and Haitian Creole
nationalMotto L’union fait la force
nationalSymbol palm tree and cannons coat of arms
nearestMaritimeNeighbor Bahamas
Cuba
Jamaica
neighboringCountry Dominican Republic
officialLanguage French
Haitian Creole
regionalAffiliation Association of Caribbean States member
Caribbean Community observer
Organization of American States member
religionMajority Christianity
Roman Catholicism
sharesIslandWith Dominican Republic
significantReligion Protestantism
Vodou
linked to: Haitian Vodou
timeZone UTC−05:00
UNMemberState true

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Segundo Frente borderingCountry Haiti (maritime vicinity via Caribbean region)
subject linked to: municipality of Segundo Frente
Lago Enriquillo e Isla Cabritos National Park borders Haiti (regionally via Enriquillo Basin)
linked to: Haiti (maritime vicinity via Caribbean region)