Capital:Port-au-Prince
Population:8,121,622
Area:27,750 sq km
Climate:tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
Languages:French (official), Creole (official)
Currency:gourde (HTG)
Government:elected government
Religions:Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
