Haiti



2. Native peoples -- which major tribal groups (if any) live(d) in your country?

3. Which European country(ies) colonized your country (if applicable)? The country of Haiti was first populated by a French colony. The only natives there were that of the colonies. They then had a slave rebellion (the only truly successful one) and are now not ruled by the French.

4. When did your country gain independence (if applicable)? From which country? They gained their independence from France in 1804 becoming the first of Latin America to do so.

5. What is the current ethnic makeup of your country? The countries ethnicity is made up of Haitians, Dominicans, and Taiño

6. What is the infant mortality rate in your country? 63.83 death/1000 live births

7. What is the official language of your country? French and Creole

8. What is the adult literacy rate for your country? 52.9%

9. What are the main exports from your country? manufactures, coffee, oils, cocoa, mangoes

Now please click on the WorldBankData.pdf file. 10. Look for your country's GNI per capita. GNI is the country's total income divided by the population, or an indication of the relative standard of living in that country. It does NOT give you an indication about how wealth is distributed among the population in that country. **Compare your country's GNI per capita with that of the United States and add that to your wiki page.** Haiti = 450 US = 43,740

Please click on the WorldBank$2Day.pdf (or look at the copy in class) 11. What percentage of the population in your country lives on less than $1 a day? $2 a day? Add this data to your wiki page. <$1 per day = 53.9% <$2 per day = 78.0

12. Look for a current events issue that is important in your assigned country. You may wish to look at the international news source link or the Yahoo! News link where you can type your country's name into the search box.

Hurricane Noel has been reeking havoc among the Caribbean Islands. Haiti has been hit harder than most of the islands. One factor that makes the flooding much worse is that most of the land is deforested. With no trees, the water has no where to go. This makes cause erosion and landslides. Also, the unstable government is finding it very hard to deal with this disaster. Many lives lie in the hands of the Haitian authorities. Many people have been evacuated from their homes and are forced to stay in schools and other buildings with many other people. 57 people had died as of November 4th in Haiti alone. The total death count is at least 143 people. The Haitian people are in the middle of a crisis. Not only do they have to deal with the devastating rains, but they have to do it with a dysfunctional government. The combination of these things leads to many stranded people with little hope.

13. If you have finished all of the above, look for other environmental and health data from the Population Reference Bureau. **Compare your country's data with that of the United States and add it to your wiki page.** CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions per capita (per person): Number of vehicles per 1,000 people: Percentage of the population using adequate sanitation, rural areas: Percentage of underweight children, <5: