Place details
Place nameHaiti
Other namesRepiblik Dayti, République d'Haïti, Haïti, Republic of Haiti, Haití, HTI, HT, ISO332, HA00, Saint-Domingue, Saint-Dominique, Haitian
Latitude19
Longitude-72.417
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Comprises W part of Hispaniola & some smaller islands; was inhabited by Arawaks when Spaniards settled here; most Arawaks were killed by late 16th cen.; area was used by French pirates; French established plantations, brought Africans as slaves 17th cen.; official languages are Haitian Creole & French.
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