HAITI
The Republic of Haiti comprises the western three-eighths of the island of Hispaniola, west of the Dominican Republic. Haiti is positioned between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.
Haiti’s total area is 27,750 square kilometers border with the Dominican Republic.
Haiti terrain varies, with more than 3/4ths of the territory above 700 feet (210 m). Its climate is tropical and semiarid. Fertile valleys are interspersed between the mountain ranges forming vast areas of contrast between elevations in many areas throughout the territory. Haiti (and Hispaniola) is separated from Cuba by way of the Windward Passage.
Haiti’s most important valley in terms of crops is the Plaine de l’Artibonite, which is oriented south of the Montagnes Noires. This region supports the country’s longest river, the Riviere l’Artibonite.
The northern region consists of the Massif du Nord .The Massif du Nord is an extension of the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic. It begins at Haiti’s eastern border, north of the Guayamouc River, and extends to the northwest through the northern peninsula. The southern region consists of the Plaine du Cul-de-Sa (the southeast) and the mountainous southern peninsula The Chaîne de la Selle mountain range, an extension of the southern mountain chain of the Dominican Republic .
Haiti’s population is made up of 95% blacks of African Descendants, 5% Mullatos Middle Easterns of Lebanese and Syrian. They have three different dialects the major language is French Creole.