One of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has been plagued by political violence for most of its history. Over three decades of dictatorship followed by military rule ended in 1990 when Jean-Bertrand Aristade was elected president. Most of his term was usurped by a military takeover, but he was able to return to office in 1994 and oversee the installation of a close associate to the presidency in 1996.
Demographic Data
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 69.6%
Government efficiency: 38.6%
Population's support to government: 70.4%
Area: 27,560 square kilometers
Habitable land: 55.0%
Farmable land: 20.0%
Total population: 6,539 thousands
Population's growth: 1.5%
Country's development level: 3,590
Economic Data
GNP: 5,600,000,000
Industralisation: 31.6%
International funding: 14,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 1,150
Military Data
Technological generation: 1
Number of rebels: 915
Rebels development: 3,231
Rebels technological access: 2,512