A report on Haiti
Country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, to the east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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Dominican Republic
29 linksCountry located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region.
Country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region.
It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is shared by two sovereign states.
Hispaniola
28 linksIsland in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles.
Island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles.
The 76192 km2 island is divided into two separate nations: the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic (48,445 km2, 18,705 sq mi) to the east and the French / Haitian Creole-speaking Haiti (27,750 km2, 10,710 sq mi) to the west.
Haitian Revolution
22 linksThe Haitian Revolution (révolution haïtienne ; revolisyon ayisyen) was a successful insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti.
French Colony of Saint-Domingue
20 linksSaint-Domingue was a West Indian French colony from 1659 to 1804 on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the island on which the countries of the Dominican Republic and Haiti are presently located.
2010 Haiti earthquake
18 linksA catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.
Cuba
16 linksIsland country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.
Island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.
Cuba is located at the east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Caribbean
17 linksRegion of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.
Region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.
Haiti was the first Caribbean nation to gain independence from European powers (see Haitian Revolution).
Jamaica
15 linksIsland country situated in the Caribbean Sea.
Island country situated in the Caribbean Sea.
Jamaica lies about 145 km south of Cuba, and 191 km west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some 215 km to the north-west.