• Located in the Caribbean on Hispaniola, west of the Dominican Republic.
• Most populous Caribbean country with around 11.4 million people.
• Capital is Port-au-Prince.

• Originally inhabited by the Taino Indigenous peoples.
• First European settlement by Columbus in 1492.
• Became part of the Spanish Empire, later ceded to France and named Saint-Domingue.

• The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) led to independence and abolition of slavery.
• Experienced political instability, U.S. occupation (1915-1934), and dictatorship (1957-1986).
• Suffered from a major earthquake and cholera outbreak in the 2010s.

• Facing severe crises with no elected officials after the 2021 presidential assassination.
• Described as a failed state with collapsed government and insecurity.
• Founding member of several international organizations.

List of newspapers published in Haiti.