General Information
Capital
Port-au-Prince
Continent
Americas
Region
Americas
Subregion
Central America & Caribbean
Currency
gourdes (HTG)
Languages
French (official)
Creole (official)
Timezones
UTC-5
Area
27,750 km²
Map Reference
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
Borders
Dominican Republic
Demographics
Population (2023)
11,637,398
Density
419.4 per km²
Urban Population
59.7%
Median Age
25.0 years
Life Expectancy
65.6 years
Major Cities
PORT-AU-PRINCE
Economy
GDP (2024)
$25.2B
GDP Per Capita (2023)
$1,706
Inflation (2024)
26.9%
Unemployment (2024)
15.1%
Public Debt
33.9% of GDP
Exchange Rate (2024)
131.811 to USD
Main Exports
1.
garments
2.
essential oils
3.
scrap iron
4.
industrial acids/oils/alcohols
5.
bedding (2023)
Main Imports
1.
refined petroleum
2.
rice
3.
garments
4.
cotton fabric
5.
plastic products (2023)