Haiti, name inherited from the first inhabitants of India, independent republic of the Greater Antilles, occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola. It is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the Dominican Republic, on the south by the Caribbean Sea and on the west by the Windward Strait which separates it from the island of Cuba.
Haiti enjoys a tropical climate. The temperature along the coast is about 27 ° C or 80 ° F with a slight variation between winter and summer. At the summit of the mountains, the temperature can oscillate between 18º and 22º C. There are two rainy periods: one that lasts from April to June and the other from October to November.
The country is divided into ten departments subdivided into districts and communes: Artibonite, Center, Grand'Anse, North, North-East, North-West, West, South, South-East. The principal cities, according to their demographic importance, are the following: Port-au-Prince 1,500,000 h., Les Cayes 300,000 h. Gonaives 250,000 hrs. and Cap Haitian 200,000 h. (1990 estimates).
The country is divided into ten departments subdivided into districts and communes: Artibonite, Center, Grand'Anse, North, North-East, North-West, West, South, South-East. The principal cities, according to their demographic importance, are the following: Port-au-Prince 1,500,000 h., Les Cayes 300,000 h. Gonaives 250,000 hrs. and Cap Haitian 200,000 h. (1990 estimates).
According to the country's constitution , education is free and is the responsibility of the state. However, of the 686 secondary schools, only 33 are state-run. More than 68% of primary schooling and 82% of secondary schooling are financed by the private sector. As a result, only families that can afford school fees send their children to school, which increases the number of illiterates who reach 78%, according to a 1995 report by the Ministry of National Education.
Haiti is the poorest country in the southern hemisphere. Annual per capita income is estimated at an average of US $ 250. All activities in the primary sector collapsed due to a lack of structures and a lack of equipment renewal strategy.