Haiti

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Capital: Port-au-prince

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 10,714

Land Covered by Water:. 7%

Time Zone: (UTC-5)

Climate: tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds

Approximate Population: 8,827,000

Official Language: French, Haitian Creole

Religion: Christianity, Voodoo, Islam

Currency: Gourde

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Toxoplasmosis, Hepatitis B, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, Tuberculosis (TB)

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