Capital

Haiti

name: Port-au-Prince

geographic coordinates: 18 32 N, 72 20 W

time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

etymology: according to tradition, in 1706, a Captain de Saint-Andre named the bay and its surrounding area after his ship Le Prince; the name of the town that grew there means, "the Port of The Prince"

Tadschikistan

name: Dushanbe

geographic coordinates: 38 33 N, 68 46 E

time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: today's city was originally at the crossroads where a large bazaar occurred on Mondays, hence the name Dushanbe, which in Persian means Monday, i.e., the second day (du) after Saturday (shambe)

Citizenship

Haiti

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Haiti

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Tadschikistan

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Tajikistan

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years or 3 years of continuous residence prior to application

Legal system

Haiti

civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code

Tadschikistan

civil law system

Suffrage

Haiti

18 years of age; universal

Tadschikistan

18 years of age; universal

Area

Haiti

total: 27,750 sq km

land: 27,560 sq km

water: 190 sq km

Tadschikistan

total: 144,100 sq km

land: 141,510 sq km

water: 2,590 sq km

Land use

Haiti

agricultural land: 66.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 38.5% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 10.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 17.7% (2018 est.)

forest: 3.6% (2018 est.)

other: 30% (2018 est.)

Tadschikistan

agricultural land: 34.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 6.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.9% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 27.7% (2018 est.)

forest: 2.9% (2018 est.)

other: 62.4% (2018 est.)

Location

Haiti

Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic

Tadschikistan

Central Asia, west of China, south of Kyrgyzstan

Age structure

Haiti

0-14 years: 29.68% (male 1,695,357/female 1,709,344)

15-64 years: 65.76% (male 3,733,899/female 3,808,453)

65 years and over: 4.56% (2023 est.) (male 228,800/female 294,408)

Tadschikistan

0-14 years: 29.98% (male 1,411,335/female 1,360,882)

15-64 years: 65.84% (male 3,025,782/female 3,061,836)

65 years and over: 4.18% (2023 est.) (male 159,728/female 226,374)

Birth rate

Haiti

21.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Tadschikistan

26.4 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Haiti

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Tadschikistan

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Haiti

French (official), Creole (official)

major-language sample(s): The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)

The World Factbook, sous endispansab pou enfomasyon debaz. (Haitian Creole)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Tadschikistan

Tajik (official) 84.4%, Uzbek 11.9%, Kyrgyz 0.8%, Russian 0.5%, other 2.4% (2010 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Китоби Фактҳои Ҷаҳонӣ, манбаи бебадали маълумоти асосӣ (Tajik)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

note: Russian widely used in government and business

Life expectancy at birth

Haiti

total population: 64.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 63 years

female: 66.7 years

Tadschikistan

total population: 71.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 69.2 years

female: 73.1 years

Major urban areas - population

Haiti

2.987 million PORT-AU-PRINCE (capital) (2023)

Tadschikistan

987,000 DUSHANBE (capital) (2023)

Median age

Haiti

total: 24.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 24.4 years

female: 24.9 years

Tadschikistan

total: 22.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 22.3 years

female: 23.2 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Haiti

22.4 years (2016/7 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Tadschikistan

23.2 years (2017 est.)

Net migration rate

Haiti

-1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Tadschikistan

-2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Haiti

fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas

Tadschikistan

the country's population is concentrated at lower elevations, with perhaps as much as 90% of the people living in valleys; overall density increases from east to west

Population growth rate

Haiti

1.23% (2023 est.)

Tadschikistan

1.94% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Haiti

2.49 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Tadschikistan

3.6 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Haiti

urban population: 59.7% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Tadschikistan

urban population: 28.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.73% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Haiti

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Tadschikistan

5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Tadschikistan

total: 11 years

male: 12 years

female: 11 years (2013)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Haiti

-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Tadschikistan

-1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Haiti

-2.48% (2021 est.)

Tadschikistan

22.04% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Haiti

5.01 million (2021 est.)

note: shortage of skilled labor; unskilled labor abundant

Tadschikistan

2.5 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Haiti

58.5% (2012 est.)

Tadschikistan

26.3% (2019 est.)

Unemployment rate

Haiti

15.73% (2021 est.)

15.45% (2020 est.)

13.91% (2019 est.)

note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs

Tadschikistan

7.75% (2021 est.)

7.58% (2020 est.)

7.06% (2019 est.)

note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher

Public debt

Haiti

31.1% of GDP (2017 est.)

33.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

Tadschikistan

50.4% of GDP (2017 est.)

42% of GDP (2016 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Haiti

16.84% (2021 est.)

22.8% (2020 est.)

18.7% (2019 est.)

Tadschikistan

7.7% (2019 est.)

3.9% (2018 est.)

7.3% (2017 est.)

Exports

Haiti

$1.241 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.014 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.733 billion (2019 est.)

Tadschikistan

$2.161 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.409 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.243 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Exports - partners

Haiti

United States 83%, Canada 4%, Mexico 3%, India 1%, Hong Kong 1% (2021)

Tadschikistan

Turkey 24%, Switzerland 22%, Uzbekistan 16%, Kazakhstan 12%, China 10% (2019)

Imports

Haiti

$5.222 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$4.206 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.161 billion (2019 est.)

Tadschikistan

$4.258 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$3.125 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$3.409 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Haiti

United States 26%, Dominican Republic 23%, China 19%, Turkey 3%, Indonesia 3% (2021)

Tadschikistan

China 40%, Russia 38%, Kazakhstan 19%, Uzbekistan 5% (2019)

Airports

Haiti

14 (2021)

Tadschikistan

24 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Haiti

total: 31,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.3 (2020 est.)

Tadschikistan

total: 6,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.1 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Haiti

total: 4.29 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 39% (2021 est.)

Tadschikistan

total: 3,009,054 (2022 est.)

percent of population: 30.4% (2022 est.)

Tadschikistan

total: 680 km (2014)

broad gauge: 680 km (2014) 1.520-m gauge

Roadways

Haiti

total: 4,102 km (2011)

paved: 600 km (2011)

unpaved: 3,502 km (2011)

Tadschikistan

total: 30,000 km (2018)

Telephones - fixed lines

Haiti

total subscriptions: 6,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 64 (2021 est.) less than 1

Tadschikistan

total subscriptions: 500,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Haiti

total subscriptions: 7.3 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 64 (2021 est.)

Tadschikistan

total subscriptions: 12 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 120 (2021 est.)

Tadschikistan

200 km (2011) (along Vakhsh River)

Disputes - international

Haiti

Haiti-Dominican Republic: the Dominican Republic has increased security along the Haitian border to prevent unauthorized migration and smuggling, including constructing a fence and deploying military troops; some disputes over border limits, particularly along the Massacre River

Haiti-US: Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island

Tadschikistan

Tajikistan-Afghanistan: none identified

Tajikistan-China: in 2006, China and Tajikistan pledged to commence demarcation of the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002; in 2011, Tajikistan and China ratified the 2002 border demarcation agreement whereby Tajikistan ceded approximately 1,100 square kilometers in the Pamirs to China

Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan: disputes in Isfara Valley delay delimitation with Kyrgyzstan; in May 2021, both countries agreed to a ceasefire following recent clashes at their border

Tajikistan-Uzbekistan: talks continue with Uzbekistan to delimit border and clear minefields; as of January 2020, Uzbekistan reported that it had cleared all mines along its side of the border