Travel Day - Haiti

Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. Though it’s still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, many of Haiti's landmarks dating to the early 19th century remain intact. These include Citadelle la Ferrière, a mountaintop fortress, and the nearby ruins of Sans-Souci Palace, the baroque former royal home of King Henry I.

The Haitian flag is two blue and red horizontal bands with the Coat of Arms in a white box in the middle. The motto "L'Union Fait La Force," which means "unity is strength," is printed in small text below the coat of arms. The flag of Haiti was adopted on February 26, 1986.

Capital and largest city: Port-au-Prince

Official Languages: French

                                 Haitian Creole

Ethnic Groups: 95% black

                            5% mixed and white

Demonym: Haitian

Currency: Haitian gourde

Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic

Size: 10,710 sq mi (Maryland is 9,775 sq mi)

Population: 10,847,334 (6 million in Maryland, 10.5 million in Georgia)

Religion: Roman Catholicism is the official religion of Haiti, but voodoo may be considered the country's nationalreligion. The majority of Haitians believe in and practice at least some aspects of voodoo. Most voodooists believe that their religion can coexist with Catholicism.

Current Time: 1:15pm (same as us)
Current Weather: 88 degrees, mostly sunny

Flight: from JFK 3h, 45 minutes - $337

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2010 Earthquake

Tap Tap Bus

The Citadelle

Gourd

Cock fighting

Haiti Mountains

Compa

The Fugees

Hibiscus

Cave Painting

Haitian Solenodon

Haitian Carnival

Voodoo art

Rhum Barbancourt

Hopital Universitaire de Mirebalais 

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