Haiti

The Republic of Haiti is a country situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola and the smaller islands of La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga), Les Cayemites, and Ile a Vache in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba; Haiti shares Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. The total land area of Haiti is 10,714 square miles (27,750 square km) and its capital is Port-au-Prince on the main island of Hispaniola.

Departments

Main article: Departments of Haiti

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Haiti is divided into ten departments (provinces):

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• Artibonite
• Centre
• Grand'Anse
• Nord
• Nord-Est
• Nord-Ouest
• Ouest
• Sud
• Sud-Est
• Les Nippes, the newest department with Miragoane as administrative capital, was set up in 2003 under President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.