LAND
Area: 27,750 sq km (10,714 sq mi).
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Elevations: Highest - Pic La Selle, 2,674 m ( (8,773 ft); Lowest - sea level
PEOPLE
Population: 6,384,877
Density: 232 persons per sq km (600 per sq mi)
Distribution: 28% urban; 72% rural
Annual growth: 2.3%
Official language: French, Creole
Major religion: Roman Catholicism, Voodoo
EDUCATION AND HEALTH
Literacy: 53% of adult population
Universities: 1
Hospital beds: 4,566
Physicians: 944
Life expectancy: Women - 56; Men - 53
Infant mortality: 104 per 1,000 live births
ECONOMY
GDP: $2.2 billion; $340 per capita
Labor distribution
Commerce and services: N/A
Agriculture: 50.4%
Industry: N/A
Foreign trade
Imports: $348 million
Exports: $169 million
Principal trade partners: US, France, Japan, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Canada
Currency: Gourde
GOVERNMENT
Type: Republic
Legislature: Senate
Government leaders: N/A
Political subdivisions: 9 departments
COMMUNICATIONS
Railroads: 40 km (25 mi) total
Roads: 1,850 km (1,150 mi) paved; 2,150 km (1,336 mi) unpaved
Major ports: 2
Major airfields: 1
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