HAiti

​It is thought that the Arawak people settled in the modern-day Haiti followed by the Taino population inhabiting on the island for hundreds of years. In 1492, Columbus landed at Mole Saint-Nicolas, along the northwestern coast of present-day Haiti, and named the island La Española, which later became named Hispaniola. This refers to the entire island; however, the island is divided into 2 portions, Haiti and Dominican Republic, with Haiti taking up the western one-third of the island. The Spanish had ownership of the entire island until they gave the western portion to the French. The French maintained occupancy until slaves began a rebellion in 1701 and took over the land. In 1804, the portion of the island was declared independent and became known as Haiti. 
 
The land size of the country is 27,560 km2. It has an estimated population of 11.3 million people. The capital, Port-au-Prince, inhabits 2.3 million of the total population. Fifty- four percent of the population is under the age of 25 years old. 

The official languages are Haitian Creole and French. The education and government systems are conducted in French; however less than 10% of the population in fluent in French. The majority speak only Haitian Creole. 

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Country Representative

Annabelle Pierre​
​Email: 
Facebook: Association Haïtienne D’Ergotherapuetes
Association Email: [email protected]

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