What kind of country is Haiti?

Haiti is an island country located in the northern Caribbean. Indian means "mountainous place". Haiti borders the Dominican Republic in the east, the Caribbean Sea in the south, the Atlantic Ocean in the north and Cuba and Jamaica across the sea in the west, covering an area of 27,800 square kilometers. ?

Columbus arrived in Hispaniola in 1492, was colonized by Spain in 1502, and the western part of the island was ceded to France in 1697, which was called French Santo Domingo. ? [ 1]? 1 804 65438+1October1French Santo Domingo declared independence and established the Republic of Haiti, the first independent Republic in Latin America and the first black republic in the world.

Haiti is one of the least developed countries in the world. Its economy is dominated by agriculture, and its infrastructure construction is very backward. Due to the lack of energy, Haiti's industry is very underdeveloped and the unemployment rate is extremely high. Two thirds of the workers have no fixed jobs.

The United States is the largest donor to Haiti, providing $884 million in aid to Haiti from 1995 to 1999. Haiti maintains so-called "diplomatic relations" with the authorities of Taiwan Province Province.

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Voodoo is prevalent in rural Haiti. Voodoo is an ancient belief and criticized by Haitian missionaries. This belief originated from the traditional polytheism in ancient Africa and incorporated some elements of devil worship in Catholicism.

Former President Duvalier Sr. used this worship to establish a private armed force called "Tonton Marcoute" (cannibal) to exercise strict control over his people. There are many Catholic churches established during the colonial period in Haiti. There are many very devout Catholics in Haiti, with 80% of the residents believing in Catholicism and 16% believing in Protestantism.

Haitians are honest, optimistic and enthusiastic. When people meet, they will greet each other warmly with words such as "good morning", "good afternoon", "good night" and "hello" according to different time. Familiar friends will hug and kiss when they meet. They like shaking hands very much. The taboos of Haitian residents are similar to those of Spain, France, Mexico and other countries. If a woman doesn't want to be asked about her age, whether she has a boyfriend and so on.

Haitians don't let others touch children's heads. In terms of date numbers, I don't like "13" and think that every month 13 is unlucky.

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