The country of Haiti gained independence in 1804 it is geographically located in the Caribbean
Sea and its capital is Port-au-Prince. The official languages are Haitian Creole and French. Haiti shares a border with the Dominican Republic located to the east. The country’s system of governance is a republic. Based on numerous economic reports and modeling tools such as The World Bank, Transparency International, and the U.S. State Department among others. Haiti consistently ranks as one of the poorest countries when extreme poverty and a low level of development, is factored into the results. However, in recent years Haiti’s growth is steadied mainly due to the United States initiated incentives. According to The World Bank (2015) the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Haiti was last recorded at $810 U.S. dollars in 2013. …show more content…
markets for many of its exports. The country’s export commodities are apparel, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee, and manufactured goods. Only cacao has sustained continuous growth over a period of years. According to Haiti (2009) “the central bank) shows a widening of the current-account deficit, mainly as a consequence of a 23% year-on-year widening of the deficit for trade in goods and services” (Haiti, 2009). Consequently, being a poor island nation with limited land mass reduces its natural resource capabilities. Haiti has the second longest coastline (1,771 km/1,100 mi) in the Caribbean (Worldatlas, 2015). However, it is a rugged, mountainous land, dominated by three main mountain ranges that displace much of the landscape. Haiti was once a lush tropical island, but the environmental degradation of the landscape itself due to over-farming. The land mass presently is home to approximately 10,317,461 people, according to globalEdge