Haiti

Flag Description
Two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing the motto l'union fait la force (union makes strength).

Currency
Gourde.

Astronomy
Today's date is March 21, 2010. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of hispaniola, between the caribbean sea and the north atlantic ocean, west of the dominican republic.

Climate
Tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds.

Terrain
Mostly rough and mountainous.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Caribbean Sea 0 m. The highest point is at Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m.

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Haiti

This is a map of Haiti. The map illustrates the location of Port-au-prince and its proximity to Jacmel, Les Cayes, Port-de-Paix, and the Caribbean Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Cuba / Dominican Republic

Haiti News:
	Haiti 'orphans' return to parents All but one of the 33 children that US missionaries tried to take out of Haiti after the January earthquake have been returned to their parents.
	Haiti jail reveals chaos behind quake breakout Prisoners who fled Haiti's central jail when the earthquake struck had been enduring some of the worst conditions imaginable, the BBC's Mark Doyle reports.

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