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"

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

name: La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional [legislative and judicial] capital)

geographic coordinates: 16 30 S, 68 09 W

time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: La Paz is a shortening of the original name of the city, Nuestra Senora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace); Sucre is named after Antonio Jose de SUCRE (1795-1830), military hero in the independence struggle from Spain and the second president of Bolivia

note: at approximately 3,630 m above sea level, La Paz's elevation makes it the highest capital city in the world

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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 3 years

Legal system

Haiti

civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and indigenous law

Suffrage

Haiti

18 years of age; universal

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Area

Haiti

total: 27,750 sq km

land: 27,560 sq km

water: 190 sq km

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

total: 1,098,581 sq km

land: 1,083,301 sq km

water: 15,280 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.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

agricultural land: 34.3% (2018 est.)

arable land: 3.6% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 30.5% (2018 est.)

forest: 52.5% (2018 est.)

other: 13.2% (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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

Central South America, southwest of Brazil

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)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

0-14 years: 29.14% (male 1,813,044/female 1,737,699)

15-64 years: 64.03% (male 3,929,462/female 3,872,943)

65 years and over: 6.84% (2023 est.) (male 384,356/female 448,575)

Birth rate

Haiti

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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

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

Death rate

Haiti

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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

6.5 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.

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

Spanish (official) 68.1%, Quechua (official) 17.2%, Aymara (official) 10.5%, Guarani (official) 0.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.1%; note - Bolivia's 2009 constitution designates Spanish and all indigenous languages as official; 36 indigenous languages are specified, including a few that are extinct (2012 est.)

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Life expectancy at birth

Haiti

total population: 64.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 63 years

female: 66.7 years

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

total population: 72.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 71 years

female: 74 years

Major urban areas - population

Haiti

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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

1.936 million LA PAZ (capital), 1.820 million Santa Cruz, 1.400 million Cochabamba (2022); 278,000 Sucre (constitutional capital) (2018)

Median age

Haiti

total: 24.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 24.4 years

female: 24.9 years

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

total: 26.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 25.9 years

female: 26.6 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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

21.1 years (2008 est.)

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

Net migration rate

Haiti

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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

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

Population distribution

Haiti

fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

a high altitude plain in the west between two cordillera of the Andes, known as the Altiplano, is the focal area for most of the population; a dense settlement pattern is also found in and around the city of Santa Cruz, located on the eastern side of the Andes

Population growth rate

Haiti

1.23% (2023 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

1.06% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Haiti

2.49 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

2.26 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.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

urban population: 71.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Haiti

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

9.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Haiti

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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

-7.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Haiti

-2.48% (2021 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

9.56% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Haiti

5.01 million (2021 est.)

note: shortage of skilled labor; unskilled labor abundant

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

6.322 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Haiti

58.5% (2012 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

37.2% (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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

8.51% (2021 est.)

7.9% (2020 est.)

3.82% (2019 est.)

note: data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment

Public debt

Haiti

31.1% of GDP (2017 est.)

33.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

49% of GDP (2017 est.)

44.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and includes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Haiti

16.84% (2021 est.)

22.8% (2020 est.)

18.7% (2019 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

0.74% (2021 est.)

0.94% (2020 est.)

1.84% (2019 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.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

$11.439 billion (2021 est.)

$7.383 billion (2020 est.)

$10.271 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.

Exports - partners

Haiti

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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

Argentina 16%, Brazil 15%, United Arab Emirates 12%, India 10%, United States 6%, South Korea 5%, Peru 5%, Colombia 5% (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.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

$10.799 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$8.261 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$11.957 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)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

Brazil 22%, Chile 15%, China 13%, Peru 11%, Argentina 8%, United States 7% (2017)

Airports

Haiti

14 (2021)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

855 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Haiti

total: 31,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.3 (2020 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

total: 931,918 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Haiti

total: 4.29 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 39% (2021 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

total: 7.92 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 66% (2021 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

total: 3,960 km (2019)

narrow gauge: 3,960 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge

Roadways

Haiti

total: 4,102 km (2011)

paved: 600 km (2011)

unpaved: 3,502 km (2011)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

total: 90,568 km (2017)

paved: 9,792 km (2017)

unpaved: 80,776 km (2017)

Telephones - fixed lines

Haiti

total subscriptions: 6,000 (2021 est.)

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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

total subscriptions: 539,481 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Haiti

total subscriptions: 7.3 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 64 (2021 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

total subscriptions: 12,033,941 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 100 (2021 est.)

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

10,000 km (2012) (commercially navigable almost exclusively in the northern and eastern parts of the country)

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

Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien

contraband smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal narcotic trafficking are problems in the porous areas of its border regions with all of its neighbors (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru)

Bolivia-Chile: despite tariff-free access to ports in southern Peru and northern Chile, Bolivia persists with its long-standing claims to regain sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean

Bolivia-Peru: despite tariff-free access to ports in southern Peru and northern Chile, Bolivia persists with its long-standing claims to regain sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean; smuggling of archaeological artifacts from Peru to Bolivia, illegal timber and narcotics smuggling, human trafficking, and falsified documents are current issues 

Bolivia-Brazil: the Roboré Accord of March 29, 1958 placed the long-disputed Isla Suárez/Ilha de Guajará-Mirim, a fluvial island on the Río Mamoré, between the two towns of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil) and Guayaramerin (Bolivia), under Bolivian administration but did not resolve the sovereignty dispute

Bolivia-Argentina: contraband smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal narcotic trafficking are problems in the porous areas of the border 

Bolivia-Paraguay: on April 27, 2009, the president of Argentina hosted the presidents of Bolivia and Paraguay together with representatives of the five other guarantor states -- Brazil, Chile, Peru, the US, and Uruguay -- to the signing for the Final Record of the Boundary Commission in execution of the 1938 Peace Treaty between Bolivia and Paraguay