Haiti Researched via: Student Name: Vanessa Polin Date: 5-28-10.

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1 Haiti Researched via: http://wikipedia.org http://wikipedia.org Student Name: Vanessa Polin Date: 5-28-10

2 Where is Haiti located? The Republic of Haiti is located in the Caribbean basin (which, geographically, is part of North America), in the western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Caribbean basin is near to Central America (East side).

3 Flag, Motto, Anthem: motto of Haiti: L'Union Fait La Force (French, "Union Makes Strength"). Pour le Pays, pour les Ancêtres Marchons unis, marchons unis Dans nos rangs point de traîtres Du sol soyons seuls maîtres Marchons unis, marchons unis Pour le Pays, pour les Ancêtres Marchons, marchons, marchons unis Pour le Pays, pour les Ancêtres Pour les Aïeux, pour la Patrie Béchons joyeux, béchons joyeux Quand le champ fructifie L'âme se fortifie Béchons joyeux, béchons joyeux Pour les Aïeux, pour la Patrie Béchons, béchons, béchons joyeux Pour les Aïeux, pour la Patrie Pour le Pays et pour nos Pères Formons des Fils, formons des Fils Libres, forts et prospères Toujours nous serons frères Formons des Fils, formons des Fils Pour le Pays et pour nos Pères Formons, formons, formons des Fils Pour le Pays et pour nos Pères Pour les Aïeux, pour la Patrie O Dieu des Preux, O Dieu des Preux Sous ta garde infinie Prends nos droits, notre vie O Dieu des Preux, O Dieu des Preux Pour les Aïeux, pour la Patrie O Dieu, O Dieu, O Dieu des Preux Pour les Aïeux, pour la Patrie Pour le Drapeau, pour la Patrie Mourir est beau, mourir est beau Notre passé nous crie: Ayez l'âme aguerrie Mourir est beau, mourir est beau Pour le Drapeau, pour la Patrie Mourir, mourir, mourir est beau Pour le Drapeau, pour la Patrie

4 Sports: Olympics Football Basketball Soccer Volleyball Baseball

5 Government and Politics: is officially a semi-presidential republic although it is often claimed to be authoritarian in practice. Suffrage is universal, for adults over 18. The constitution was modeled after those of the United States and of France. It was approved in March 1987, but it was completely suspended from June 1988 to March 1989 and was only fully reinstated in October 1994. On February 29, 2004, a rebellion culminated in a coup against the popularly elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide allegedly with the assistance of the French and United States governments; U.S. and French soldiers were on the ground in Haiti at the time, recently arrived The first elections since the overthrow were held on February 8, 2006 to elect a new President. René Préval was declared to have won with over 50 percent of the vote. Runoff elections for legislative seats were held on April 21.

6 Famous people/role model: Famous Haitians Ronald Agénor Jacques Stephen Alexis Anacaona Wyclef Jean

7 What do you like the most about Haiti? I like that haiti is a very welcoming country and their traditions are very interesting to learn about.