Haiti

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Haiti is a Caribbean nation on the island of Hispaniola known for its rich Afro-Caribbean culture, history as the first independent Black republic, and frequent vulnerability to natural disasters.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Haiti canonical 634
Republic of Haiti 37
Saint-Domingue 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean country
island country
sovereign state
borderedBy Dominican Republic
callingCode +509
capital Port-au-Prince
CARICOMMember true
colonialPower France
continent North America
culturalRegion Afro-Caribbean
currency Haitian gourde
demonym Haitian
linked to: Haitian Creole
drinkingWaterChallenge limited access to safe drinking water
drivesOn right
formerName Saint-Domingue
linked to: Haiti
governmentType unitary semi-presidential republic
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
historicalSignificance first independent Black republic
second independent nation in the Americas after the United States
humanDevelopmentIndexCategory low human development
independenceDeclared 1804-01-01
independenceEvent Haitian Revolution
independenceFrom France
ISO3166-1Alpha2 HT
ISO3166-1Alpha3 HTI
largestCity Port-au-Prince
literaryLanguage French
Haitian Creole
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
locatedOn island of Hispaniola
linked to: Hispaniola
majorEarthquake 2010 Haiti earthquake
2021 Haiti earthquake
majorEthnicGroup Afro-Haitian
majorNaturalDisasterType earthquake
hurricane
meaningOfName land of high mountains
musicGenreAssociated compas
rara
namedAfter indigenous Taíno word Ayiti
nationalAnthem La Dessalinienne
nationalMotto L’union fait la force
nationalMottoEnglish Unity makes strength
nationalMottoLanguage French
OASMember true
officialLanguage French
Haitian Creole
publicHealthChallenge cholera outbreaks
region Greater Antilles
religionMajority Christianity
religionSignificant Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Vodou
sharesIslandWith Dominican Republic
timeZone UTC−05:00
UNMemberStateSince 1945
UNRegion Latin America and the Caribbean
linked to: Latin America
vulnerableTo flooding
landslides
tropical storms

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North America hasCountry Haiti
Haitian Creole spokenIn Haiti
Haitian Creole developedIn Saint-Domingue
linked to: Haiti
Diocese of Haiti country Haiti
Diocese of Haiti territory Republic of Haiti
linked to: Haiti
Diocese of Haiti episcopalSee Port-au-Prince
linked to: Haiti
ET usedInCountry Haiti
Caribbean includes Haiti
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen jurisdiction Republic of Haiti
linked to: Haiti
Haiti formerName Saint-Domingue
linked to: Haiti
French colonial empire territory Saint-Domingue
linked to: Haiti
French colonial empire notableColony Saint-Domingue
linked to: Haiti
Paul Farmer workLocation Haiti
Paul Farmer burialPlace Haiti
Haitian Revolution country Saint-Domingue
linked to: Haiti
Haitian Revolution createdEntity Republic of Haiti
linked to: Haiti
Roxane Gay notableWork Ayiti
linked to: Haiti
French officialLanguageOf Haiti