Haiti (IPA:
[ˈhaiːti]), officially the
Republic of Haiti (République
d'Haïti,
Repiblik d Ayiti), is a
French and
Creole speaking
Latin American country located in
the
Greater Antilles
archipelago on the
Caribbean island of
Hispaniola, which it shares with the
Dominican Republic. Haiti includes
many smaller islands such as
La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga),
Les Cayemites, Île de Anacaona, and
La Grande Caye. The uninhabited island
of
Navasse is claimed by both Haiti and
the
United States. 'Ayiti' (Haiti) was
the indigenous
Taíno or
Amerindian name for the island. Its
highest point is
Pic la Selle, at 2,680 meters. The
total area of Haiti is 27,750 km²
(10,714 square miles) and its capital is
Port-au-Prince.
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