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HAITI
By Iker Díaz, Guillermo Marquínez,Paula Nicolau, Blanca Lapuente,Yuraima Pérez.
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LOCATION
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POPULATION
• Population: 9,719,932.
• About two thirds of the Haitianpopulation live in rural areas.
• Approximately 255 people per squarekilometre.
• Its population is concentrated mostheavily in urban areas, coastalplains and valleys.
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POPULATION
• Birth rate: 24.4 births/1,000population.
• Death rate: 8.21 deaths/1,000population.
• Infant mortality rate: 54.02deaths/1,000 live births.
• Total fertility rate: 3.07 childrenborn/woman.
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POPULATION
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POLITICAL SYSTEM
• The National Assemblyconsists of 99 deputies alsoelected by universal suffrage, and
the Senate has 30 senators.• Haiti is a presidential
republic with a president electedby universal suffrage for 5 yearswithout possibility of two consecutive terms, or opts fora third.
• The constitution was approved in
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TYPE OF SOCIETY
• It’s the thirdhungriestcountry in the.
• The poorest
country in thewesternhemisphere
• The Haitiansociety ismostly rural.
• Primary sector
(agriculture).
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ECONOMY
• 70% population: poor.• How many money in one day: 1 dollar
(0.76 euros)
• Why is the economy bad: forestexploitation, contaminated water,people don't have studies, the naturaldisasters.
•
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17th CENTURY
• Bertrand d'Orgeron attracted manycolonists from Martinique andGuadeloupe.
• They and others were driven from their
lands when more land was needed forthe extension of the sugarplantations.
• From 1670 to 1690, a drop in thetobacco markets significantly reducedthe number of settlers on the island.
• The first windmill for processing sugar
was built in 1685.
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SOCIAL CHANGES INSOCIETY
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INDEPENDENCE
• It won its independence fromFrance after a period of harshcolonial rule in the first successfulslave rebellion, making Haiti thesecond independent country inNorth America.
• France recognized Haitian
independence in 1825.• 100,000 black people died and
24,000 white people died.
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UNITED STATES OCUPATION
• Before the Haitian Revolution, Haititraded with the United States.However in the 19th century
merchants wanted to continue tradewhile southern slave owners wantedto isolate Haitians. When theAmerican Civil War progressed, the
black people were free and so theHaitians.
• In 1863, Haiti was officiallyrecognized as independent andsoverei n, and si ned a treat of
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2010 HAITI´S EARTHQUAKE
• The 2010 Haiti earthquake wasa catastrophic magnitude of 7. inthe Richter scale.
• It’s occur on Tuesday, 12 January2010.
• The Haitian government reportedthat an estimated 316,000 people
had died.
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2010 HAITI´S EARTHQUAKE
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