Countries of the World: Haiti
Welcome to our Countries of the World section.
In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Haiti.
Haiti is a small country in the West Indies otherwise known as the Caribbean islands, with a Southern coastline along the Caribbean sea, a Northern coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, a population of just over 11.5 million people and has the following country across its border:
You pronounce Haiti like this: HAY-TEE.
Key information and contact details for Haiti
Official Language: Haitian Creole.
Secondary Language(s): French.
Haiti dialling code: +509.
Haiti currency: Haitian gourde.
Haiti Capital City: Port-au-Prince.
Haiti International Airport: Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince Boulevard Toussaint Louverture HT, 1792, Haiti. Phone Number: +509 48 92 8035.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 114. Ambulance: 116. Fire: 115.
British Embassy: At the time of writing, there is currently no active British Embassy in Haiti due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The address is usually: British Embassy Port-au-Prince, Entre 73 et 75 Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The closes embassy relating to Haiti can be found in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 203 Miles / 381 KM away: British Embassy in Santo Domingo, Av. Winston Churchill 1099, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Phone Number: +1 809 472 7111.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Tabarre 41, Route de Tabarre, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Phone Number: +509 22 29 8000.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/haiti.