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Haiti (Haïti in French; Ayiti in Haitian Creole; Hayti in nineteenth century English), officially the Republic of Haiti, occupies one-third of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. The country also includes many smaller islands such as La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga), Les Cayemites, Île de Anacaona, and La Grande Caye. The uninhabited island of Navasse is claimed by both Haiti and the United States. 'Ayiti' (Haiti) being the indigenous Taíno name for the island. Its highest point is Chaine de la Selle, which has a height of 2,680 meters. Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. The total area of Haiti is 27,750 km² (10,714 sq mi) and its capital is Port-au-Prince.

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Politics of Haiti takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Haiti is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the National Assembly of Haiti. The government is organized unitarily, thus the central government delegates powers to the departments without a constitutional need for consent. The current structure of Haiti's political system was set forth in the Constitution of March 29, 1987.

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...that in 2004, Hurricane Jeanne hit the coastal city of Gonaïves, where it affected about 80,000 of the city's 100,000 residents? And that official reports counted 3,006 people dead, with 2,826 of those in Gonaïves alone?
...that Gens de couleur were Free people of color in French colonial Haiti? And that the Gens de couleur could own plantations, and often owned large numbers of slaves themselves?
...that former President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known as "Baby Doc" was exiled to France after his disposition in 1986? And that he lost most of his wealth due to his divorce from his wife Michèle, and now reportedly lives in very modest circumstances?
...that Restavec refers to a social system in Haiti whereby parents unable to care for their children send them to relatives or strangers, where they receive food and housing (and sometimes an education) in exchange for light housework?
...that in 2007, the Haitian national football team beat recent FIFA World cup finalists Trinidad and Tobago 2-1, to win the Caribbean Cup for the first time?
...that La Visite National Park is one of the two national parks in Haiti? And that it is located in the southeast of the country and contains the country's highest mountain, Pic de la Selle?

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Vodou ceremony in Jacmel.

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August 10: Haiti has created an independent commission to investigage the slayings of the eight journalists killed in Haiti since 2000. (International Herald Tribune)
August 2: The talks between UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Haitian President Rene Preval in Port Au Prince appear to have been dominated by discussion of the continued presence of the UN peace keeping force there. (BBC NEWS)
April 1: A Port-au-Prince man claims his son was killed by United Nations peacekeepers in crossfire in a battle to rid the slums of gangs.(GUARDIAN)).
March 18: Haitian President, Rene Preval, travels to Cuba for routine medical tests, according to his official spokesman. Preval was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2001, further testing in Havana showed he was cancer-free. (PRAVDA)).
March 6: Haitians living abroad sent more than $1.65 billion to their homeland in 2006, according to estimates released by the Inter-American Development Bank. (CARIBBEAN PRESS RELEASES)
Feb 28: United Nations troops move into slum areas, where almost a quarter of a million people live, as part of a new "get tough" policy against the armed gangs. (BBC NEWS)
Feb 26: A sculpture made from recycled materials found in the slums of Haiti is to tour the UK to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the international slave trade. (24 HOUR MUSEUM NEWS)
Feb 22: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti's ousted former president, said he will return to the Caribbean nation "once the conditions are right" but has no plans to go back into government. (EDMONTON JOURNAL) (MEDIA NEWSWIRE)

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