| Location |
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic |
| Population |
8,706,497 (July 2007 est.) |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%
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| Languages |
French (official), Creole (official) |
| National Holiday |
Independence Day, 1 January (1804) |
| Legal System |
based on Roman civil law system |
| Head of State |
Prime Minister Jacques Édouard Alexis |
| Head Of Government |
President René Garcia Préval |
| Natural Resources |
bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower |
| Industries |
sugar refining, flour milling, textiles, cement, light assembly based on imported parts |
| Import Partners |
United States 46.5%, Netherlands Antilles 11.9%, Brazil 3.8% (2006) |
| Export Partners |
United States 79.8%, Dominican Republic 7.6%, Canada 3% (2006) |
