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Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western side of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Alert
Sanctions targeting the country: UN (1 regime, 11 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 11 listings), European Union (1 regime, 13 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 22/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Crise
8.4 /10 risk
- Security 6.0
- Legitimacy 2.8
- Economy 0.0
- Diplomacy 1.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 7 people and 2 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Haiti.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 20 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 13 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 15 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Population
- 11,867,032 inh.
- Area
- 27,750 km²
- Currency
- HTG
- Regime
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Executive in office
Head of State
Conseil présidentiel de transition
Head of Government
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé
Government in office 7 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Raina Forbin
Minister of Interior and Territorial Communities
Paul Antoine Bien-Aimé
Minister of National Education and Vocational Training of Haiti
Vijonet Déméro
Minister of Culture and Communication
Emmanuel Menard
Minister of Haitians Living Abroad
Kathia Verdier
Minister of Planning and External Cooperation
Sandra Paulémon
Ministre de la Condition féminine et des Droits des femmes
Pédrica Saint-Jean
Parliament
Chambre des députés
119 seats
Sénat
30 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
32 G$
GDP / capita
2,694 $
Growth
-2.7 %
Inflation
28.6 %
Unemployment
14.9 %
Defense / GDP
0.1 %
Life expectancy
65.1 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.24/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
22/100
Corruption (CPI)
16/100
Press freedom (RSF)
50/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#141
Annual budget
0.0 Md$
Defense effort
0.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
1 Md$
Imports
4 Md$
Balance
-3 Md$
Top exports
- 81% Vêtements
Top imports
- 21% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
83%
Import partners
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États-Unis
34%
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Chine
18%
État effondré. Gangs contrôlent Port-au-Prince.
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
50%
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GBR
53%
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FRA
56%
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DEU
56%
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RUS
35%
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CHN
51%
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BRA
56%
Abstention: 34%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2026-12-13
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.554/1
Refugees originating
180,702
National anthem
La Dessalinienne
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Francophonie (OIF)
- OAS
- CARICOM
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,072 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,210, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)