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Haiti Poverty Assignment Knowledge and Understanding

Haiti Poverty Assignment Knowledge and Understanding Population 11 051 898 as of January 2018 Percentage of the population below the poverty line 58 6 but extreme poverty rate is 24 7 Birth rates 23 3 births 1 000 population Infant mortality rate 52 2 per 1 000 live births Life expectancy at birth 63 8 years Gross Domestic Product per capita 761 dollars Public debt 28 9 of GDP In 2017 External debt 24 5 Interesting facts about Haiti On January 1 1804 Haiti gained its independence from France Haiti is the most mountainous nation in the Caribbean Haiti is 27 750 sq km in size By land size Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean Thinking 1 Would your country be considered an impoverished nation Why or why not Give at least two reasons why or why not Use information from your work to prove your point Yes Haiti is considered an impoverished nation because how poor it is Even before the biggest natural disaster in Haiti s history Port au Prince the Caribbean nation of over 10 million people struggles to feed and shelter its growing population 



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