Area: 27.707 Km²
Population: 6.965.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 251 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Port-au-Prince (1.461.000 pop.)
Major cities: Cap-Haïtien 80.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Black 90%, Mulatto 9%, White 1%
Border countries: Dominican Republic EAST

Principal mountains: Pic La Selle 2674 m
Principal rivers: Artibonite 170 Km
Principal lakes: Étang Saumâtre 170 Km²
Principal islands: Hispaniola 76.200 Km² (total, with dominican part), Ile de la Gonâve 658 Km²
Climate: Tropical

Language: French (official), Creole
Religion: Catholic 80%, Protestant 10%, Voodoo
Currency: Gourde (HTG)