HAITI

By Iker Daz, Guillermo Marqunez, Paula Nicolau, Blanca Lapuente, Yuraima Prez.

LOCATION

POPULATION
Population: 9,719,932. About two thirds of the Haitian population live in rural areas. Approximately 255 people per square kilometre. Its population is concentrated most heavily in urban areas, coastal plains and valleys.

POPULATION
Birth rate: 24.4 births/1,000 population. Death rate: 8.21 deaths/1,000 population. Infant mortality rate: 54.02 deaths/1,000 live births. Total fertility rate: 3.07 children born/woman.

POPULATION

POLITICAL SYSTEM
TheNational Assembly consistsof99 deputiesalso electedby universal suffrage,and the Senatehas 30senators. Haiti isa presidential republicwitha president elected byuniversalsuffragefor 5years without possibility of twoconsecutive terms,oropts for athird. The constitution was approved in

TYPE OF SOCIETY
Its the third hungriest country in the. The poorest country in the western hemisphere The Haitian society is mostly rural. Primary sector (agriculture).

ECONOMY
70% population: poor. How many money in one day: 1 dollar (0.76 euros) Why is the economy bad: forest exploitation, contaminated water, people don't have studies, the natural disasters.

17th CENTURY
Bertrand d'Orgeron attracted many colonists from Martinique and Guadeloupe. They and others were driven from their lands when more land was needed for the extension of the sugar plantations. From 1670 to 1690, a drop in the tobacco markets significantly reduced the number of settlers on the island. The first windmill for processing sugar was built in 1685.

SOCIAL CHANGES IN SOCIETY

INDEPENDENCE
It won its independence from France after a period of harsh colonial rule in the first successful slave rebellion, making Haiti the second independent country in North America. France recognized Haitian independence in 1825. 100,000 black people died and 24,000 white people died.

UNITED STATES OCUPATION

Before the Haitian Revolution, Haiti traded with the United States. However in the 19th century merchants wanted to continue trade while southern slave owners wanted to isolate Haitians. When the American Civil War progressed, the black people were free and so the Haitians. In 1863,Haiti wasofficially recognized as independent and sovereign, and signed a treaty of

2010 HAITIS EARTHQUAKE

The2010 Haiti earthquakewas acatastrophicmagnitude of 7.in the Richter scale. Its occur on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The Haitian government reported that an estimated 316,000 people had died.

2010 HAITIS EARTHQUAKE

HAITI

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