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Haiti

Haiti
Capital Port-au-Prince
27,750 km² · 11,906,095 people (2025) · Haitian gourde

Occupies the western third of Hispaniola and is one of the most mountainous countries in the Caribbean — the name comes from a Taíno word meaning "land of high mountains". Pic la Selle reaches 2,680 m. The Citadelle Laferrière, built on a 900 m peak in the early 1800s, is the largest fortress in the Americas.

The facts

Capital
Port-au-Prince
Area
27,750 km² — 10,714 sq mi
Population
11,906,095 (2025)
Density
429.0 people per km²
Currency
Haitian gourde (HTG, G)
Official languages
French, Haitian Creole
Time zone
UTC-05:00
Calling code
+509
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
HT · HTI
Continent
North America

How it compares

By area
145 of 200
By population
83 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Equatorial Guinea 28,051 1,938,431
Burundi 27,830 14,390,003
Haiti ← 27,750 11,906,095
Rwanda 26,338 14,569,341
North Macedonia 25,713 1,820,909

Common questions

What is the capital of Haiti?
Port-au-Prince
What currency does Haiti use?
The Haitian gourde (HTG).
How big is Haiti?
27,750 km², or 10,714 square miles — 145 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Haiti drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked