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Haiti is about the same square mileage as the state of Delaware, and has
a population of 8-9 million people, over 80% of which live below the poverty
level. Years of civil strife and widespread deforestation has left the nation
vulnerable to not only infrastructural instability, but also literal instability, as
hurricanes frequently ravage the nation's countryside, leaving cities in shambles.

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  • The size of the state of Maryland
  • Poorest Country in the Western Hemisphere
  • Highest infant mortality rate and aids/HIV prevalence in the Western Hemisphere
  • 50% illiteracy rate
  • 70-80% unemployment
  • $450 per year average income
  • Life expectancy is 54 years
  • High incidence of Malaria, Typhoid, Dengue Fever, and Hepatitis
  • 80% Catholic
  • Most believe in Voodoo
  • 97% deforested
  • Only 10% of rivers remain due to deforestation
  • Minimal ground water available due to runoff because of the lack of trees and vegetation to catch rainwater
  • Much of the nation is now desert
  • Over 50% of children get 1 meal per day or less
  • 75% of population lives in abject poverty
  • Most people fear authority due to years of harsh, corrupt government rule and voodoo influence
  • Voodoo recognized as a national religion as of 2003
  • In many villages, only 20% of the children are able to go to primary school
  • 60% of all primary schools are founded by churches
  • Haitian Creole is the language of the average Haitian

 

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