Capital : Port-au-Prince
Major Language(s) : Haitian, French
Largest City : Port-au-Prince
Date of UN Membership : 24 Oct. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 1461
Currency : gourde
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 3110
Area (km²) : 27750
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 8087
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 270
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 398
Urban Population (%, 1990-99) : 33
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99): 3,5
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.