Geography

Size: 10,714 sq. mi. (Similar to Maryland)

Coastline:  1,048 Miles

High Elevation:  Chaine De La Selle 8,147 Ft above Sea Level

Land Use:

          20% Desert
        16% Crops
        13% Pasture
        5% Forest
        46% Urban or unusable

Population

Population: 8,124,548

Infant Mortality:  95 per 1000

Average Life Expectancy:

        Men:  43 years

        Woman: 47 years

HIV: 15% of the population

    35,000 AIDS deaths per year

Literacy:  45% can read and write

Inflation:  19%

Unemployment:  70%

Average Wage:  $365.00 US Dollars per year

Religion:

        61% Catholic or practice voodoo**

        35% Protestant

        4% Other