Location: - Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, west of the Dominican Republic
Area: 27,750 sq km - about the size of Maryland
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Population: 7,063,722 (est 2002)
Language: French /Creole
National Motto: L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength)
Estimated statistics as of 2002