Statistical information Haiti 2017
Haiti in the World
Haiti - Introduction 2017
top of pageBackground: The native Taino - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century the French established a presence on Hispaniola. In 1697 Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island which later became Haiti. The French colony based on forestry and sugar-related industries became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE. After a prolonged struggle Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world declaring its independence in 1804. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere Haiti has experienced political instability for most of its history. A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital Port-au-Prince. Estimates are that over 300,000 people were killed and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years. President Michel MARTELLY resigned in February 2016 and was replaced by Interim President Jocelerme PRIVERT. President-elect Jovenel MOISE won the November 2016 elections and assumed office in February 2017.
Haiti - Geography 2017
top of pageLocation: Caribbean western one-third of the island of Hispaniola between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean west of the Dominican Republic
Geographic coordinates: 19 00 N 72 25 W
Map reference: Central America and the Caribbean
Area
Total: 27,750 km²
Land: 27,560 km²
Water: 190 km²
Rank: 148
Comparative: slightly smaller than Maryland
Land boundaries
Total: 376 km
Border countries: (1) Dominican Republic 376 km
Coastline: 1771 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
Climate: tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
Terrain: mostly rough and mountainous
Elevation
Mean elevation: 470 m
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m: highest point: Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m
Natural resources: bauxite copper calcium carbonate gold marble hydropower arable land
Land use
Land use
Agricultural land: 66.4%
arable land: 38.5%
permanent crops: 10.2%
permanent pasture: 17.7%
permanent crops: 10.2%
permanent pasture: 17.7%
Forest: 3.6%
Other: 30%
Irrigated land: 970 km² (2012)
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards: lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts
Geography
Note: shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic); it is the most mountainous nation in the Caribbean
Haiti - People 2017
top of pagePopulation
Distribution: fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas: 10,646,714
Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy higher infant mortality higher death rates lower population growth rates and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Rank: 88
Growth rate: 1.34% (2017 est.)
Growth rate rank: 88
Below poverty line: 58.5% (2012 est.)
Nationality
Noun: Haitian
Adjective: Haitian
Ethnic groups: black 95% mulatto and white 5%
Languages: French (official) Creole (official)
Religions: Roman Catholic (official) 54.7% Protestant 28.5% (Baptist 15.4% Pentecostal 7.9% Adventist 3% Methodist 1.5% other 0.7%) voodoo (official) 2.1% other 4.6% none 10.2%
Note: many Haitians practice elements of voodoo in addition to another religion most often Roman Catholicism; voodoo was recognized as an official religion in 2003
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
0-14 years: 32.81%
15-24 years: 21.25%
25-54 years: 36.78%
55-64 years: 5.01%
65 years and over: 4.15% (2017 est.)
Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 62.3
Youth dependency ratio: 54.8
Elderly dependency ratio: 7.5
Potential support ratio: 13.3
Median age
Total: 23 years
Male: 22.7 years
Female: 23.2 years
Rank: 173
Population growth rate: 1.34% (2017 est.)
Rank: 88
Birth rate: 23 births/1000 population (2017 est.)
Rank: 66
Death rate: 7.6 deaths/1000 population (2017 est.)
Rank: 106
Net migration rate: -2 migrant(s)/1000 population (2017 est.)
Rank: 162
Population distribution: fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas
Urbanization
Urban population: 60.9% of total population
Rate of urbanization: 2.93% annual rate of change
Major urban areas
Population: PORT-AU-PRINCE (capital) 2.44 million (2015)
Environment
Current issues: extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; inadequate supplies of potable water
International agreements party to: Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification Law of the Sea Marine Dumping Marine Life Conservation Ozone Layer Protection
International agreements signed but not ratified: Hazardous Wastes
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.01 male/female
0-14 years: 0.99 male/female
15-24 years: 1 male/female
25-54 years: 0.99 male/female
55-64 years: 0.91 male/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male/female
Total population: 0.98 male/female
Mothers mean age at first birth: 22.7 years
Note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate
Total: 46.8 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 53.1 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 40.5 deaths/1000 live births
Rank: 36
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 64.2 years
Male: 61.6 years
Female: 66.8 years
Rank: 188
Total fertility rate: 2.72 children born/woman (2017 est.)
Rank: 64
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 34.5% (2012)
Drinking water source:
urban: 64.9% of population
rural: 47.6% of population
total: 57.7% of population
urban: 35.1% of population
rural: 52.4% of population
total: 42.3% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 47.6% of population
total: 57.7% of population
urban: 35.1% of population
rural: 52.4% of population
total: 42.3% of population (2015 est.)
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density: 1.3 beds/1000 population (2007)
Sanitation facility access:
urban: 33.6% of population
rural: 19.2% of population
total: 27.6% of population
urban: 66.4% of population
rural: 80.8% of population
total: 72.4% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 19.2% of population
total: 27.6% of population
urban: 66.4% of population
rural: 80.8% of population
total: 72.4% of population (2015 est.)
Hiv/Aids
Adult prevalence rate: 2.1% (2016 est.)
Adult prevalence rate rank: 24
People living with hivaids: 150,000 (2016 est.)
People living with hivaids rank: 31
Deaths: 4,600 (2016 est.)
Deaths rank: 31
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk: very high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea hepatitis A and E and typhoid fever
Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
Note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country ; it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex via blood transfusion or during pregnancy in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)
Obesity adult prevalence rate: 22.7% (2016)
Rank: 73
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 11.6% (2012)
Rank: 64
Education expenditures: NA
Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 60.7%
Male: 64.3%
Female: 57.3%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
Haiti - Government 2017
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: Republic of Haiti
Conventional short form: Haiti
Local long form: Republique d'Haiti/Repiblik d Ayiti
Local short form: Haiti/Ayiti
Etymology: the native Taino name means 'Land of High Mountains' and was originally applied to the entire island of Hispaniola
Government type: semi-presidential republic
Capital
Name: Port-au-Prince
Geographic coordinates: 18 32 N 72 20 W
Time difference: UTC-5
Daylight saving time: +1hr begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
Administrative divisions: 10 departments (departements singular - departement); Artibonite Centre Grand'Anse Nippes Nord Nord-Est Nord-Ouest Ouest Sud Sud-Est
Dependent areas
Independence: 1 January 1804 (from France)
National holiday: Independence Day 1 January (1804)
Constitution: many previous (23 total); latest adopted 10 March 1987; amended 2012 (2016)
Legal system: civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code
International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt
Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Haiti
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state: President Jovenel MOISE
Head of government: Prime Minister Dr. Jack Guy LAFONTANT
Cabinet: Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president; parliament must ratify the Cabinet and Prime Minister's governing policy
Electionsappointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term ; last election originally scheduled for 9 October 2016 but postponed to 20 November 2016 due to Hurricane Matthew
Election results: Jovenel MOISE elected president in first round; percent of vote - Jovenel MOISE 55.6% Jude CELESTIN (LAPEH) 19.6% Jean-Charles MOISE (PPD) 11% Maryse NARCISSE (FL) 9%; other 4.8%
Legislative branch
Description: bicameral legislature or le Corps Legislatif ou parlement consists of le Senat or Senate and la Chambre de deputes or Chamber of Deputies (118 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 4-year terms); note - when the 2 chambers meet collectively it is known as L'Assemblee Nationale or the National Assembly and is convened for specific purposes spelled out in the constitution
Elections: Senate - last held on 9 August 2015 with run-off election on 25 October 2015 ; Chamber of Deputies - last held on 9 August 2015 with run-off election on 25 October 2015 (next regular election may be held in 2017)
Election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA
Judicial branch
Highest court: Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation ; note - Haiti is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice
Judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president from candidate lists submitted by the Senate of the National Assembly; note - Article 174 of the Haiti Constitution states that judges of the Supreme Court are appointed for 10 years whereas Article 177 states that judges of the Supreme Court are appointed for life
Subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; magistrates' courts; special courts
Political parties and leaders:
Truth (Verite)
Union [Chavannes JEUNE]
Unity or Inite [Levaillant LOUIS-JEUNE] (coalition that includes Front for Hope or L'ESPWA)
Vigilance or Veye Yo [Lavarice GAUDIN]
Union [Chavannes JEUNE]
Unity or Inite [Levaillant LOUIS-JEUNE] (coalition that includes Front for Hope or L'ESPWA)
Vigilance or Veye Yo [Lavarice GAUDIN]
International organization participation: ACP AOSIS Caricom CD CDB CELAC FAO G-77 IADB IAEA IBRD ICAO ICC (NGOs) ICRM IDA IFAD IFC IFRCS ILO IMF IMO Interpol IOC IOM IPU ITSO ITU ITUC (NGOs) LAES MIGA NAM OAS OIF OPANAL OPCW PCA Petrocaribe UN UNCTAD UNESCO UNIDO Union Latina UNWTO UPU WCO WFTU (NGOs) WHO WIPO WMO WTO
Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Paul Getty ALTIDOR
In the us chancery: 2,311 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington DC 20,008
In the us telephone: [1] 332-4,090
In the us FAX: [1] 745-7,215
In the us consulate general: Atlanta Boston Chicago Miami Orlando New York San Juan (Puerto Rico)
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador ; Charge d'Affaires Robin DIALLO (since August 2017)
From the us embassy: Tabarre 41 Route de Tabarre Port-au-Prince
From the us mailing address: P.O. Box 1634 Port-au-Prince Haiti; (from abroad) 3,400 Port-au-Prince State Department Washington DC 20,521-3,400
From the us telephone: [509] 2,229-8,000
From the us FAX: [509] 229-8,028
Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength); the colors are taken from the French Tricolor and represent the union of blacks and mulattoes
National symbols: Hispaniolan trogon (bird) hibiscus flower; national colors: blue red
National anthem
Name: 'La Dessalinienne'
Lyrics and music: Justin LHERISSON/Nicolas GEFFRARD
Note: adopted 1904; named for Jean-Jacques DESSALINES a leader in the Haitian Revolution and first ruler of an independent Haiti
National heritage
Haiti - Economy 2017
top of pageEconomy overview:
Haiti is a free market economy with low labor costs and tariff-free access to the US for many of its exports. Two-fifths of all Haitians depend on the agricultural sector mainly small-scale subsistence farming which remains vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters. Poverty corruption vulnerability to natural disasters and low levels of education for much of the population represent some of the most serious impediments to Haiti’s economic growth. Remittances are the primary source of foreign exchange equivalent to more than a quarter of GDP and nearly double the combined value of Haitian exports and foreign direct investment.
Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with close to 60% of the population living under the national poverty line Haiti’s GDP growth rose to 5.5% in 2011 as the Haitian economy began recovering from the devastating January 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of its capital city Port-au-Prince and neighboring areas. However growth slowed to below 2% in 2015 and 2016 as political uncertainty drought conditions decreasing foreign aid and the depreciation of the national currency took a toll on investment and economic growth. Hurricane Matthew the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade made landfall in Haiti on 4 October 2016 with 140 mile-per-hour winds creating a new humanitarian emergency. An estimated 2.1 million people were affected by the category 4 storm which caused extensive damage to crops houses livestock and infrastructure across Haiti’s southern peninsula.
US economic engagement under the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the 2008 Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE II) have contributed to an increase in apparel exports and investment by providing duty-free access to the US. The Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010 extended the CBTPA and HOPE II until 2020 while the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 extended trade benefits provided to Haiti in the HOPE and HELP Acts through September 2025. Apparel sector exports in 2016 reached approximately $850 million and account for over 90% of Haitian exports and more than 10% of the GDP.
Investment in Haiti is hampered by the difficulty of doing business and weak infrastructure including access to electricity. Haiti's outstanding external debt was cancelled by donor countries following the 2010 earthquake but has since risen to above $2 billion as of December 2016 the majority of which is owed to Venezuela under the PetroCaribe program. Although the government has increased its revenue collection it continues to rely on formal international economic assistance for fiscal sustainability with over 20% of its annual budget coming from foreign aid or direct budget support.
Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with close to 60% of the population living under the national poverty line Haiti’s GDP growth rose to 5.5% in 2011 as the Haitian economy began recovering from the devastating January 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of its capital city Port-au-Prince and neighboring areas. However growth slowed to below 2% in 2015 and 2016 as political uncertainty drought conditions decreasing foreign aid and the depreciation of the national currency took a toll on investment and economic growth. Hurricane Matthew the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade made landfall in Haiti on 4 October 2016 with 140 mile-per-hour winds creating a new humanitarian emergency. An estimated 2.1 million people were affected by the category 4 storm which caused extensive damage to crops houses livestock and infrastructure across Haiti’s southern peninsula.
US economic engagement under the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the 2008 Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE II) have contributed to an increase in apparel exports and investment by providing duty-free access to the US. The Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010 extended the CBTPA and HOPE II until 2020 while the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 extended trade benefits provided to Haiti in the HOPE and HELP Acts through September 2025. Apparel sector exports in 2016 reached approximately $850 million and account for over 90% of Haitian exports and more than 10% of the GDP.
Investment in Haiti is hampered by the difficulty of doing business and weak infrastructure including access to electricity. Haiti's outstanding external debt was cancelled by donor countries following the 2010 earthquake but has since risen to above $2 billion as of December 2016 the majority of which is owed to Venezuela under the PetroCaribe program. Although the government has increased its revenue collection it continues to rely on formal international economic assistance for fiscal sustainability with over 20% of its annual budget coming from foreign aid or direct budget support.
Real gdp purchasing power parity:
$19.35 billion (2016 est.)
$18.83 billion (2015 est.)
$18.41 billion (2014 est.)
$18.83 billion (2015 est.)
$18.41 billion (2014 est.)
Note: data are in 2016 dollars
Rank: 147
Real gdp growth rate:
1.4% (2016 est.)
1.2% (2015 est.)
2.8% (2014 est.)
1.2% (2015 est.)
2.8% (2014 est.)
Rank: 162
Real gdp per capita:
$1800 (2016 est.)
$1800 (2015 est.)
$1800 (2014 est.)
$1800 (2015 est.)
$1800 (2014 est.)
Note: data are in 2016 dollars
Rank: 209
Gross national saving:
29.3% of GDP (2016 est.)
29.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
22.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
29.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
22.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
Rank: 60
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 100.4%
Government consumption: 10%
Investment in fixed capital: 30.2%
Investment in inventories: -10%
Exports of goods and services: 20.6%
Imports of goods and services: -51.2%
Note: figure for household consumption also includes government consumption
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 22.2%
Industry: 20.3%
Services: 57.5%
Agriculture products: coffee mangoes cocoa sugarcane rice corn sorghum; wood vetiver
Industries: textiles sugar refining flour milling cement light assembly using imported parts
Industrial production growth rate: 0.8% (2016 est.)
Rank: 146
Labor force: 4.594 million
Note: shortage of skilled labor unskilled labor abundant
Rank: 88
By occupation agriculture: 38.1%
By occupation industry: 11.5%
By occupation services: 50.4%
Labor force
Unemployment rate: 40.6% (2010 est.)
Note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
Rank: 211
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line: 58.5% (2012 est.)
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: 0.7%
Highest 10: 47.7%
Distribution of family income gini index:
60.8 (2012)
59.2 (2001)
59.2 (2001)
Rank: 5
Budget
Revenues: $1.478 billion
Expenditures: $1.999 billion
Surplus or deficit: -6.3% of GDP (2016 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 174
Taxes and other revenues: 17.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Rank: 169
Public debt:
33.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
30.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
30.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
Rank: 147
Revenue
Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September
Inflation rate consumer prices:
13.4% (2016 est.)
9% (2015 est.)
9% (2015 est.)
Rank: 211
Central bank discount rate
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
13.23% (31 December 2016 est.)
12.92% (31 December 2015 est.)
12.92% (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 57
Stock of narrow money:
$1.049 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$1.073 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$1.073 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 153
Stock of broad money:
$1.742 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$1.792 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$1.792 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 158
Stock of domestic credit:
$2.253 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$2.405 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$2.405 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 144
Market value of publicly traded shares: $N/A
Current account balance:
$-72 million (2016 est.)
$-759.7 million (2015 est.)
$-759.7 million (2015 est.)
Rank: 97
Exports:
$995 million (2016 est.)
$1.024 billion (2015 est.)
$1.024 billion (2015 est.)
Rank: 157
Commodities: apparel manufactures oils cocoa mangoes coffee
Partners: US 80.8% Dominican Republic 5.1% (2016)
Imports:
$3.183 billion (2016 est.)
$3.449 billion (2015 est.)
$3.449 billion (2015 est.)
Rank: 139
Commodities: food manufactured goods machinery and transport equipment fuels raw materials
Partners: US 19.3% China 18.9% Netherlands Antilles 18.1% Indonesia 6.5% Colombia 4.8% (2016)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.11 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$1.919 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$1.919 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 117
Debt external:
$2.17 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$2.085 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$2.085 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 150
Stock of direct foreign investment at home:
$1.37 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$1.265 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$1.265 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 117
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates:
gourdes (HTG) per US dollar -
63.34 (2016 est.)
63.34 (2015 est.)
50.71 (2014 est.)
45.22 (2013 est.)
41.95 (2012 est.)
63.34 (2016 est.)
63.34 (2015 est.)
50.71 (2014 est.)
45.22 (2013 est.)
41.95 (2012 est.)
Haiti - Energy 2017
top of pageElectricity
Access population without electricity: 7,400,000
Access electrification total population: 38%
Access electrification urban areas: 72%
Access electrification rural areas: 15%
Production: 979.7 million kWh (2015 est.)
Production rank: 152
Consumption: 371.7 million kWh (2015 est.)
Consumption rank: 177
Exports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
Exports rank: 148
Imports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
Imports rank: 160
Installed generating capacity: 313,000 kW (2016 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 156
Generation sources fossil fuels: 80.9% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 84
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 106
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 18.8% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 94
Generation sources other renewable sources: 0.3% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 157
Coal
Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 0 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 147
Crude oil exports: 0 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 135
Crude oil imports: 0 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 139
Crude oil proven reserves: 0 bbl (1 January 2017 es)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 146
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Products production: 0 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Products production rank: 155
Products consumption: 19,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products consumption rank: 140
Products exports: 0 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Products exports rank: 165
Products imports: 19,020 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Products imports rank: 120
Natural gas
Production: 0 m³ (2013 est.)
Production rank: 147
Consumption: 0 m³ (2013 est.)
Consumption rank: 192
Exports: 0 m³ (2013 est.)
Exports rank: 119
Imports: 0 m³ (2013 est.)
Imports rank: 137
Proven reserves: 0 m³ (1 January 2014 es)
Proven reserves rank: 150
Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 2.1 million Mt (2013 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 148
Energy consumption per capita
Haiti - Communication 2017
top of pageTelephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 5,692
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1
Fixed lines rank: 167
Mobile cellular total: 6,504,010
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 62
Mobile cellular rank: 107
Telephone system
General assessment: telecommunications infrastructure is among the least-developed in Latin America and the Caribbean; domestic cell service is functional
Domestic: mobile-cellular telephone services have expanded greatly in the last five years due to low-cost GSM phones and pay-as-you-go plans; mobile-cellular teledensity is over 60 per 100 persons
International: country code - 509; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2016)
Broadcast media: 130 television stations throughout the country including 1 government-owned; cable TV subscription service available; 495 radio stations (of them only 135 are licensed) including 1 government-owned; more than 250 private and community radio stations; over 50 FM stations in Port-au-Prince alone (2015)
Internet
Country code: .ht
Users total: 1,282,686
Users percent of population: 12.2%
Users rank: 119
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Haiti - Military 2017
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
Haiti - Transportation 2017
top of pageNational air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 1
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: HH (2016)
Airports: 14 (2013)
Rank: 148
With paved runways total: 4
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 2
With paved runways 914 to 1523 m: 2
With unpaved runways total: 10
With unpaved runways 914 to 1523 m: 2
With unpaved runways under 914 m: 8
Heliports
Pipelines
Railways
Roadways
Total: 4,266 km
Paved: 768 km
Unpaved: 3,498 km
Rank: 155
Waterways
Merchant marine
Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Cap-Haitien Gonaives Jacmel Port-au-Prince
Haiti - Transnational issues 2017
top of pageDisputes international: since 2004 peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti have assisted in maintaining civil order in Haiti; the mission currently includes 6,685 military 2,607 police and 443 civilian personnel; despite efforts to control illegal migration Haitians cross into the Dominican Republic and sail to neighboring countries; Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island
Refugees and internally displaced persons
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IDPs: 37,667 (2017)
Stateless persons: 2,302
Note: stateless persons are individuals without a nationality who were born in the Dominican Republic prior to January 2010
Illicit drugs: Caribbean transshipment point for cocaine en route to the US and Europe; substantial bulk cash smuggling activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor Haiti for illicit financial transactions; pervasive corruption; significant consumer of cannabis
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