Haiti has a population of over 10 million people and a GDP per capita of $1,300. It gained independence from France in 1804 and has since undergone periods of political instability and foreign intervention in its government. Over half the population lives below the poverty line, especially in rural areas, and the country faces ongoing humanitarian crises such as food insecurity, poverty, and natural disasters like the 2010 earthquake.

1. CREATED BY: CAYLA HIGGINS, ROBERT HODGSON, CLAY MASON, AND HANNAH KING Haiti

2. Haiti Capital= Port-au-Prince GDP per capita= $1,300

3. History of Haiti Originally inhabited by Arawakan people December 5th, 1942 – Discovered by Christopher Columbus and claimed for Spain Called Hispaniola 1664 – France claimed western portion Renamed Saint-Domingue January 1st,1804 – declared independence and reclaimed original name of Haiti (“Land of Mountains”)

4. Government of Haiti Governmental intervention by other countries (including the U.S.) Undergone coup d'état Claims to be a parliamentary democracy Current President: Michel Martelly Current Prime Minister: Jean-Max Bellerive

5. J A C M E L Wealthier Haitian cities Labadee

6. Petionville, Haiti

7. Haitian life

8. Rural areas of Haiti found on or near mountains

9. Shacks found in rural Haiti

10. Life style of rural Haiti

11. Haitian children receiving donations

12. Haitian children who live in poverty

13. Haitian children waiting for food

14. Starving Haitians

15. Two different sides of Port-au-Prince

16. S L U M S I N P O R T - A U - P R I N C E H A I T I ‘ S C A P I T A L

17. Slums

18. Slums of Cite Soleil

19. Damage done by the earthquake

20. Before and after shots of the Presidential Palace

21. People after the earthquake

22. Emotions brought on by the earthquake

23. Piles of bodies of those killed by the earthquake

24. Victims killed by the earthquake

25. Red Cross Relief Camp Decomposing body in the street

26. Relief camps set up in Haiti following the earthquake

27. Cholera outbreak strikes rural Haiti

28. People infected with cholera

29. Haitian children attend school while staying in relief camps