Haiti - Research Article from Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 39 pages of information about Haiti.

Haiti - Research Article from Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 39 pages of information about Haiti.
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Republic of Haiti

République d'Haïti

CAPITAL: Port-au-Prince

FLAG: The upper half is blue, the lower half red.

ANTHEM: La Dessalinienne (Song of Dessalines).

MONETARY UNIT: The gourde (G) is a paper currency of 100 centimes. There are coins of 5, 10, 20, and 50 centimes and notes of 1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 250, and 500 gourdes. Silver (5, 10, and 25 gourdes) and gold (20, 50, 100, 200, 1,000 gourdes) coins have also been minted. US paper currency also circulates freely throughout Haiti. G1 = $0.0243 (or $1 = G41) as of May 2003.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is official for customs purposes, but French colonial units and US weights also are used.

HOLIDAYS: Independence and New Year's Day, 1 January; Forefathers Day, 2 January; Pan American Day, 14 April; Labor Day, 1 May; Flag and University Day, 18 May; National Sovereignty Day, 22 May; Assumption, 15 August; Anniversary of the Death of Dessalines, 17 October; UN Day, 24 October; All Saints' Day, 1 November; Commemoration of the Battle of Vertières and Armed Forces Day, 18 November; Discovery...

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