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| Capital: | Port-au-Prince |
| Currency: | Gourde |
| Languages: | French ,French ,Creole |
| Time: | GMT -5 (currently 18:43) |
| Dialing Code: | +509 |
| Top Level Domain | .ht |
| Drive on the: | Right |
| Last reviewed: | 20-October-2006 |
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office have issued a warning against all but essential travel to this country. For further information see the FCO web site
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
A former Spanish colony, the Republic of Haiti is located on the western third of the island of Hispaniola.
Since it became the first Caribbean state to achieve independence in 1804, Haiti has been characterised by a virtually constant state of political chaos.
The tourist industry, which was buoyant in the 1960s & 70s, near collapsed in the 1980s due to the pollitical instability and violence. It has yet to recover.
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