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19 00 N, 72 25 W
Regional Information

Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic

Capital City

Port-au-Prince
Regional Relationships

since 2004, about 8,000 peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) maintain civil order in Haiti; despite efforts to control illegal migration, Haitians cross into the Dominican Republic and sail to neighboring countries; Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements

Challenges

Extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; inadequate supplies of potable water

International Agreements

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Hazardous Wastes
Humanitarian Projects:

Crisis in Haiti

For the first time in 200 years a magnitude 7.0 earthquake devistated Port-Au-Prince and surrounding areas on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. In the aftermath, UN Officials and dignitaries suggest the best help to give is through a monetary donation.

Please give any amount you can, even $5 will assist in bringing water, food and other essentials to this troubled nation. Your donation shows Haitians that better days are ahead for those affected.
Mercy Corps
William J. Clinton Foundation
Save the Children
Yele Haiti
Not On Our Watch
Native Languages

French (official), Creole (official)
Climate

Tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds