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Haiti is one of the largest islands in the Caribbean. It is made up of 3 mountain ranges. It is the second largest coastline in the Caribbean, stretching 1,100 mi. A major  river is the Artibonite, which flows through the Dominican Republic to Haiti.

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Aubergines à l'Haïtienne (Eggplant stewed with beef)

Banan Peze (Fried plantains)

Diri ak Pwa (Red beans and rice)

Labouyi Banane (Pureed plantain)

Militon Gratinen (Chayote gratineed with cheese)

Patat Boukannen (Baked sweet potatoes)

Sos Pwa Frans (Sweetpeas)

Sos Pwa Rouj (Red beans in sauce)

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- Haiti's literacy rate is around 61%.
- 88% of Haitian children attend primary school.

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- The music of Haiti has been influenced by French, African rhythms, Spanish elements and many more.
- One of Haiti's Musical traditions is the compa and it is African Rythmes that have been ever changeing.

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-Most popular sport is Football. As in soccer not American Football.
-Basketball is growing in popularity in Haiti.

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- The currency of Haiti is the Haitian Gourde and Haitian Dollars
- One Gourde is worth .016 US dollars
- 5 Gourdes is the same as one Haitian Dollar

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On Haitian Independence Day, January 1st, Haitians drink a soup called joumou

When a parent dies in a Haitian family, the children and spouse would have to wear dark colors for 6months to a year

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- More then 200,000 kids still don't attend school
- most of the schools are private making it expensive fo any families
- 30 percent of children don't make it through 6th grade

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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.

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Haiti has a growing popularityof  basketball . Haiti also has many small football clubs ( soccer)

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1.For most of Haiti's history the country was Roman Chatholic and mostly still are today.

2. The Roman chatholic was sooon combined with native religion such as Voodou

3. The religions back ground is mainly dou to the French influence during their take over

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Haiti, for much of its history and including present-day has been prevailingly a Christian country, primarily Roman Catholicism, although in some instances it is profoundly modified and influenced through syncretism. A common syncretic religion is Vodou, which combined the West African religions of the African slaves with Catholicism and some Native American strands; it shows similarities to Cuban Santería.

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Main food: rice and beans (mostly eaten at all meals)

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They celebrate All Saints Day and Ancestry Day. All Saints Day is on November 1st and celebrates the commemorates of sainthood. Ancestry Day is when they celebrate their ancestors or loved ones who have died fighting for freedom.

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Every Sunday the men and women have to dress their best. Women would wear their best dresses while the men would wear their fanciest suits. But mostly, Haitians wear handy downs like second hand clothing.

Also, the type of clothing the Haitian people wear would be light weight clothing and comfortable due to the warm weather also the clothing is often made of cotton.

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Haitis government is a semi-presidential republic. The president is the leader of the state and it chosen by popular vote, the prime minister is chosen by the president and is the leader of the government.

It is in the Caribbean Sea and is still recovering from the earthquake that happened in 2010. It made it very hard to rebuild, that makes It hard for the government to make money.

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Stade Sylvio Cator one of the only sports facilities, located in Port-au-Prince.

Haiti's national soccer team won the 1950 FIFA World Cup against  the USA team.

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In 2016, 10.85 million people were recorded who currently lived in Haiti.

The population of Haiti is equivalent to 0.15% of the world's population. It's population is most dense in the more urban areas of Haiti.

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Haitian music is primarily influenced by the French

Compás (Haitian Music tradition) is a music genre that fuses African rhythms.