HT
Haiti
Republic of Haiti
Haiti sits in Caribbean and uses HTG - Haitian gourde (G). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Port-au-Prince
Population
11.5M
Area
27.8K km2
Population
11.5M
11,470,261 people
Area
27.8K km2
27,750 square kilometers
Density
413/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Port-au-Prince
18.53, -72.33
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Haiti, officially listed here as Republic of Haiti, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Haiti, HT, HTI, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Haiti is grouped under Americas, more specifically Caribbean, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 11,470,261 people and a land area of 27,750 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 413 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 19, -72.41666666, while the capital coordinate reference is 18.53, -72.33. Haiti shares listed land borders with DOM, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Port-au-Prince (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Port-au-Prince, Carrefour, Pétion-Ville, Gonaïves and Delmas. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Haiti, capital of Haiti, and major urban areas in Haiti. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Haiti uses calling code +509, postal format HT####, and time zone data listed as UTC-05:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists HTG - Haitian gourde (G), while language records include French and Haitian Creole. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as RH. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 41.1 for 2012.
How to use this profile
This Haiti profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
HT / HTI
Top-level domains
.ht
Continents
North America
Border countries
DOM
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
RH
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Haiti is represented by the HT country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Port-au-Prince
Ouest
2,914,190
primary
#2
Carrefour
Ouest
511,345
City
#3
Pétion-Ville
Ouest
376,834
City
#4
Gonaïves
Artibonite
356,324
admin
#5
Delmas
Ouest
284,079
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+509
Postal format
HT####
Timezones
UTC-05:00
Languages
French, Haitian Creole
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
41.1
2012