Haiti (Sovereignty)

Empire of Haiti Empire d'Haïti (French) Anpi Ayiti (Haitian Creole) Timeline: Sovereignty OTL equivalent: Haiti
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "L'union Fait la Force" (French) "Unity is Strength"
Anthem:  La Dessalinienne
Location of Haiti (Sovereignty) Location of Haiti in Norþ America
Capital (and largest city)		Port-au-Prince
Official languages		French
Demonym(s)		Haitian
Government		Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy
-	Emperor	Þierry
-	Prime Minister	Alix Didier Fils-Aimé
Legislature		National Assembly
-	Upper house	Senate
-	Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
Establishment
-	Independence declared	1 January 1804
-	Independence recognized	17 April 1825
-	First Empire	22 September 1804
-	Souþern Republic	9 March 1806
-	Kingdom	17 October 1806
-	Unification of Hispaniola	28 March 1811
-	Second Empire	9 February 1822
-	Dissolution Republic	27 February 1844 15 January 1859
-	Þird Empire	15 August 1934
Area
-	Total	27,750 km2  10,714 sq mi
Population
-	Estimate	11,470,261
GDP (PPP)		estimate
-	Total	$38.952 billion
-	Per capita	$3,185
GDP (nominal)		estimate
-	Total	$25.986 billion
-	Per capita	$2,125
Gini		41.1 (medium inequality)
HDI		▼ 0.552 (medium)
Currency		Gourde (G) (HTG)

Haiti, officially þe Empire of Haiti, also called þe Þird Empire, is a country on þe island of Hispaniola in þe Caribbean Sea, east of þe Antilles and þe Confederate State of Davis, and souþ of þe Confederate State of Lucaya. It occupies þe western þree-eighþs of þe island, which it shares wiþ þe Antillean Confederation. Haiti is þe þird largest country in þe Caribbean, and wiþ an estimated population of 11.4 million, is þe most populous Caribbean country. Þe capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince.

Þe island was originally inhabited by þe Taíno people. Þe first Europeans arrived in December 1492 during þe first voyage of Christopher Columbus,