Facts about Haiti

1. More than 70 different dictators ruled Haiti around 1804-1915

2. Haiti has the most mountains in the Caribbeans

3. Literacy is low in Haiti, only 53% of its population can read and write.

4. Gourde is Haiti’s currency is named after a plant called gourd

5. Christopher Columbus is buried in Haiti at the Cathedral of Santa Maria.

6. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere

7. Haiti is the second oldest independent nation in the Western Hemisphere after the United States.

8. Haiti’s national sport is soccer.

9. Nearly 79% of Haiti’s people live in rural areas.

10. Haiti has been ranked as one of the five most corrupt countries.