According to areacodesexplorer.com, Haiti is located in the Caribbean Sea on the western side of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. It is one of two independent countries in the region, with a total population of 10.9 million people. Haiti is a relatively poor country, with an estimated GDP per… Read More »
Typical Haiti Voodoo Voodoo (spoken: Wudu) is the name of a religion that was once brought to the Caribbean by slaves from West Africa. There it is mainly practiced in Haiti. Thereby elements from the old faith mixed with those from Catholicism. Many Haitians are Catholic, but still follow the voodoo. The god of voodoo… Read More »
Of Haiti’s population of almost 11 million, 60 percent live in rural areas. Half are under 18 years of age. Job opportunities are small and three out of four live in poverty. Discrimination against girls and women is widespread. Haiti is still strongly affected by the huge devastation following the 2010 earthquake, which was exacerbated… Read More »