Haiti is the first independent country in the world, but why is its economy so backward?

The reasons for Haiti's economic backwardness are:

1. Haiti is the least developed country in Latin America. Its economy is dominated by agriculture and depends on foreign aid. Haiti's rural areas are mainly mountainous areas, with little arable land and low output, but agriculture is still the main economic sector in Haiti, and nearly two-thirds of the country's population is engaged in agricultural production. Due to the weak infrastructure, backward farming technology, and food can not be self-sufficient, it costs more than 200 million US dollars in foreign exchange to import food every year.

2. Haiti has a very weak industrial base and insufficient energy. Although the government strongly encourages foreign and private investment, the domestic public security is chaotic and the infrastructure such as water, electricity and communication is seriously lagging behind, which makes investors flinch. Processing industry, housing and public works have all increased to varying degrees, but due to insufficient investment and rising oil prices, the hydropower industry has declined.

3. The unemployment rate in Haiti is extremely high, and two-thirds of the workers have no fixed jobs.

Extended data:

Haiti is an island country located in the northern Caribbean. Indian means "mountainous place". Haiti borders Dominica 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. 1 804 65438+1October1Santo Domingo declared independence and established the Republic of Haiti, the first independent Republic in Latin America and the first black republic in the world.

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