Haiti

Country in the Caribbean

Haiti is a country in the Caribbean, with its capital in Port-au-Prince. About 11.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 82nd most populous of the 195 countries. At 27,750 km², it is the 143rd largest country by area. It borders the Dominican Republic.

Haiti at a glance

Capital: Port-au-Prince
Population (2025): 11.9 million
Area: 27,750 km²
Density: 429 per km²
Official languages: French, Haitian Creole
Currency: Haitian gourde
People: Haitian
Calling code: +509
Internet domain: .ht
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Haiti?

How Haiti compares

Population rank

82nd of 195

5th of 23 in North America

Size rank

143rd of 195

11th of 23 in North America

Crowding

429 per km²

More crowded than 89% of countries

Similar in size: Burundi (27,834 km²).
Similar population: Belgium (11.9 million).
Haiti is the only place that uses the Haitian gourde.
French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.
Haitian Creole is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Haiti

Flags that look like it

Liechtenstein

How to tell them apart: Both are blue over red. Haiti has its coat of arms on a white panel; Liechtenstein added a gold crown in 1937, after the two teams found at the 1936 Olympics that their flags were identical.

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Its outline

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How players do with Haiti

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Haiti so far, from 106 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

57% right

93rd hardest of 176 · 106 answers

Players find Haiti on the map in 57% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Jamaica.

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Countries that border Haiti

Haiti borders 1 country: the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic

Quick quiz: Haiti

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Haiti?
2. What is the capital of Haiti?
3. Which of these borders Haiti?

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Questions about Haiti

Is Haiti a country?

Yes. Haiti is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Haiti?

The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince.

Which countries border Haiti?

Haiti borders 1 country: the Dominican Republic.

How many countries border Haiti?

1. Haiti shares a land border with 1 country.

How big is Haiti?

Haiti covers 27,750 km², about the same size as Burundi (27,834 km²).

Is Haiti hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Haiti in 57% of 106 tries, 93rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Jamaica.

Which flags look like the flag of Haiti?

Liechtenstein. Both are blue over red. Haiti has its coat of arms on a white panel; Liechtenstein added a gold crown in 1937, after the two teams found at the 1936 Olympics that their flags were identical.

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