Capital: Port-au-Prince 897,859 (2009)
Population: 9,996,731 (2014)
Area: 27,750 km2
History:
Independence Declared 1. January 1804.
Recognized 17. April 1825.
First Empire: 22. September 1804.
Southern Republic: 9. March 1806.
Northern State: 17. October 1806.
Kingdom: 28. March 1811.
Unification of Hispaniola: 1822 - 1844.
Second Empire: 26. August 1849.
Republic: 15. January 1859.
From the USA: 1. August 1934.
Current constitution: 29. March 1987.
