Capital: Port-au-Prince
18°32′N 72°20′W / 18.533°N 72.333°W / 18.533; -72.333 Official languages: Haitian Creole, French Ethnic groups: 95.0% black, 5% mulatto and white Demonym: Haitian Government: Parliamentary Republic President: René Préval Prime Minister: Jean-Max Bellerive Formed as: Saint-Domingue 30 October 1697 Independence declared: 1 January 1804 Independence recognized: 17 April 1825 Area Total: 27,751 km2 (140th) 10,714 sq mi Water (%): 0.7 Population: 2009 estimate 10,033,000 (82nd) Density: 361.5/km2 (31st) 936.4/sq mi Currency: Gourde (HTG) Time zone: (UTC-5) Drives: on the right Calling code: 509

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