Names: conventional long form: Republic of Haiti conventional short form: Haiti local long form: Republique d'Haiti/Repiblik d' Ayiti local short form: Haiti/Ayiti

Capital City: Port-au-Prince

Population: 8,308,504 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $1,800 (2006 est.)

Currency: gourde (HTG)

Languages: French (official), Creole (official)

Total Area: total: 27,750 sq km land: 27,560 sq km water: 190 sq km slightly smaller than Maryland

Region: North America

Industries: sugar refining, flour milling, textiles, cement, light assembly industries based on imported parts

Agriculture: coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum; wood

Resources: bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower

Labor Force: 3.6 million note: shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1995)
agriculture: 66% industry: 9% services: 25%

Exports: $443.7 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
manufactures, coffee, oils, cocoa, mangoes

Imports: $1.721 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
food, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials

Overview: Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 80% of the population living under the poverty line and 54% in abject poverty. Two-thirds of all Haitians depend on the agriculture sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, and remain vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters, exacerbated by the country's widespread deforestation. A macroeconomic program developed in 2005 with the help of the International Monetary Fund helped the economy grow 1.8% in 2006, the highest growth rate since 1999. Haiti suffers from higher inflation than similar low-income countries, a lack of investment, and a severe trade deficit. In 2005, Haiti paid its arrears to the World Bank, paving the way for reengagement with the Bank. The government relies on formal international economic assistance for fiscal sustainability. In 2006, Haiti held a successful donors conference in which the total aid pledged exceeded Haiti's request. Remittances are the primary source of foreign exchange, equaling nearly a quarter of GDP.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $5,603,034 in goods to Haiti. This ranks Haiti 125^th among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Haiti decreased from the previous year by $28,943,706 a change of -83.78%. State exports to Haiti have increased over the last 5 years by $5,103,496 a change of 1021.64%. Missouri exports account for .04%. of all 2007 US exports to Haiti.