FACTS & FIGURES

POPULATION 6,964,549 (July 2001 est.)

AREA 10,640 square miles. Slightly smaller than Maryland

CURRENCY gourde (HTG)

EXCHANGE 1 US$ = 25.25 HTG

CAPITAL Port-au-Prince

GDP $12.7 billion (2000 est.) purchasing power parity

RESOURCES Natural resources include: bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, and hydropower

INDUSTRIES The country’s industries include: sugar refining, flour milling, textiles, cement, tourism, light assembly industries based on imported parts