Haiti: Flag and Facts
Haiti's flag has a blue stripe over a red stripe, with a white rectangle in the center holding a coat of arms with a palm tree, flags and two cannons.
- Official name
- Republic of Haiti
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population
- 12 million (2025)
- Languages
- French, Haitian Creole
- Currency
- Haitian gourde
- Area
- 27,750 km² (10,714 sq mi)
- People
- Haitian
- Calling code
- +509
- Highest point
- Pic la Selle 2,674 m
- Independence
- 1 January 1804 (from France)
- National symbols
- Hispaniolan trogon (bird), hibiscus flower
- Borders
- Dominican Republic
About Haiti
Below the palm, a scroll carries the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE, meaning Union Makes Strength. The blue and red were taken from the French flag and stand for the union of ethnic groups.
When Columbus landed on Hispaniola in 1492, the Taino lived there, but Spanish settlers nearly destroyed them within 25 years. The French arrived in the early 17th century, and Spain handed them the western third in 1697. That colony grew rich from sugar and timber but depended on enslaved Africans. Toward the end of the 18th century, Toussaint L'Ouverture led nearly half a million enslaved people in a revolution that ended French rule. Haiti became independent on 1 January 1804. The land is mostly rough mountains.
Did you know?
- The Hispaniolan trogon, a bird, is one of Haiti's national symbols.
- Pic la Selle is the highest point at 2,674 meters.
- Haiti's anthem is La Dessalinienne, The Dessalines Song.
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Questions about Haiti
What languages are spoken in Haiti?
French and Haitian Creole.
What currency does Haiti use?
The Haitian gourde.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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