Haiti: country facts, travel advice and health

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The 30-second card

CapitalPort-au-PrinceSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

LanguageHaitian Creole, FrenchSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

CurrencyHaitian Gourde · HTG; US Dollar · $ · USDSource: Unicode CLDR · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

TimeUTC−5UTC−4 the rest of the yearSource: IANA Time Zone Database · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

PlugsA · B, 110 VSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

DrivingOn the rightSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Emergency · tap to call

122Police 116Ambulance 115Fire

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Visa · United Kingdom passport

No visa needed · up to 90 daysSource: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Money in Haiti

Haitian Gourde · HTG

Bargain at markets: foreigners are often asked for double the going price.

A price in "dollars" usually means Haitian dollars (5 gourdes each), not US dollars.

Keep small gourde change for children who help with bags or flag down a tap-tap at the airport.

The capital's big supermarkets have fixed prices if you'd rather not bargain.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

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Public holidays in the next 12 months

Wed, 18 Nov 2026 · Battle of Vertières Day Vertières

Sat, 5 Dec 2026 · Discovery Day Découverte d'Haïti

Fri, 25 Dec 2026 · Christmas Day Noël

Fri, 1 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day Jour de l'an

Sat, 2 Jan 2027 · Ancestry Day Jour des Aieux

Wed, 6 Jan 2027 · Epiphany Le Jour des Rois

Mon, 8 Feb 2027 · Carnival Carnaval

Tue, 9 Feb 2027 · Carnival Carnaval

Wed, 10 Feb 2027 · Ash Wednesday Mercredi Des Cendres

Thu, 25 Mar 2027 · Maundy Thursday Jeudi saint

Fri, 26 Mar 2027 · Good Friday Vendredi saint

Sun, 28 Mar 2027 · Easter Sunday Pâques

Sat, 1 May 2027 · Labour and Agriculture Day Fête du Travail / Fête des Travailleurs

Thu, 6 May 2027 · Ascension Day Ascension

Tue, 18 May 2027 · Flag and Universities Day Jour du Drapeau et de l'Université

Thu, 27 May 2027 · Corpus Christi Fête-Dieu

Sun, 15 Aug 2027 · Assumption of Mary L'Assomption de Marie

Sun, 17 Oct 2027 · Dessalines Day Anniversaire de la mort de Dessalines

Mon, 1 Nov 2027 · All Saints Day La Toussaint

Tue, 2 Nov 2027 · All Souls' Day Jour des Morts

Source: Nager.Date · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

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Safety today

Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Haiti say, side by side, checked daily.

German Foreign Office says

Travel warning

Calm

Caution

Serious

Don’t go ●

Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

U.S. Department of State says

Do not travel

Calm

Caution

Serious

Don’t go ●

Level 4 of 4

Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 9 Jul 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

UK Foreign Office says

Advises against all travel

Source: GOV.UK
Updated 10 Dec 2025 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.

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Health

Routine shots, diphtheria above all, plus hepatitis A and B and typhoid. Malaria risk; altitude in places.

Vaccinations

Be up to date on routine vaccines, with diphtheria especially important during the current outbreak; hepatitis A, hepatitis B and typhoid are recommended for most visitors, cholera and rabies vaccines may be considered, and a yellow fever certificate is needed only when arriving from a country with yellow fever risk.

Malaria

Risk

Altitude

Altitude sickness can be a risk in some parts of the country.

Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.

Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.

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Must-see · 1Citadelle Laferrière

Mountaintop fortress looking down on the town of Milot.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Strange & surprising · #1

Haiti is the only nation in the world founded by a successful slave uprising.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

National anthem: La Dessalinienne. The lyrics, translated, and the story are in the app. Source: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

1 World Heritage site in Haiti, each with a photo and its story, in the app. Source: UNESCO World Heritage List

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Deep facts

Economy
GDP	≈ $32.1 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Per person	≈ $2,694Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Top exports	garments, essential oils, scrap iron, industrial acids/oils/alcohols, bedding (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Population
Population	11.9 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Median age	25.3 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Life expectancy	65.6 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Religions	Catholic 55%, Protestant 29%, Vodou 2.1%, other 4.6%, none 10% (2018 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2018 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Geography
Area	27,750 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Climate	tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade windsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Terrain	mostly rough and mountainousSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Government
Type of government	semi-presidential republicSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Calling code	+509Source: libphonenumber · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

About the data

Written from the sources we link, and checked against them before each release. Countrywise summarises public sources. We are not an official source. For safety and entry rules, always follow the official page we link to.

From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.

CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Nager.Date · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗

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