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Capital (and largest city) |
Port-au-Prince | ||||||
Religion | Catholic | ||||||
Government | Parlimentry Republic | ||||||
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Independence | from France | ||||||
declared | 1825 | ||||||
Currency | Gourde |
Haiti is the second oldest democracy in the Western Hemisphere; it is second only to the United States. It is also the first African-led republic in the world when it gained independence as part of a successful slave rebellion.