Americas

Area: 27,750 sq km (10,714 sq miles) Population: 9 million (2009 est.)
Capital City: Port-au-Prince (population: 2.5 million).
People: African descent 95%, African and European descent 5% Language(s): French (official), Creole (official)
Religion(s): Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 8%, Baptist 7%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, voodoo practices country-wide
 

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