Map of Haiti
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Key Statistics
| Capital | Port-Au-Prince |
| Area size (Land only): | 27560 sq. km Slightly smaller than Belgium |
| Language: | French and Creole are the official languages, although Creole is more widely spoken. |
| Time zone: | GMT -4 |
| Population: | 9,719,932 (July 2011 est.) |
| Average life expectancy | 62 |
Even before the earthquake, the impoverished country of Haiti had the lowest Human Development Index (HDI) ranking in the western hemisphere [11].
Health
| Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 64 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 87 |
| Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) | 300 |
| Source: WHO 2011. www.who.int/whosis/whostat/EN_WHS2011_Full.pdf |
Water and Sanitation (WASH)
| Population using improved drinking water sources (%) rural | 55 |
| Population using improved sanitation (%) rural | 10 |
| Source : WHO 2011. www.who.int/whosis/whostat/EN_WHS2011_Full.pdf |
