Haiti, in the West Indies, occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. About the size of Maryland, Haiti is two-thirds mountainous, with the rest of the country marked by great valleys, extensive plateaus, and small plains.

Public education is free, the cost is still quite high for Haitian families who must pay for uniforms, textbooks, supplies, and other inputs. Due to weak state provision of education services, private and parochial schools account for approximately 90% of primary schools, and only 65% of primary school-aged children are actually enrolled. At the secondary level, the figure drops to around 20%. Less than 35% of those who enter will complete primary school. Though Haitians place a high value on education, few can afford to send their children to secondary school and primary school enrollment is dropping due to economic factors. Remittances sent by Haitians living abroad are important in paying educational costs.

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---More than 200,000 Haitian children have lost one or both parents to AIDS

---300,000 Haitian children work as unpaid domestic servants in a system of bonded servitude, according to the U.N. Children's Fund.

According to figures released by the WFP, 22 percent of Haitian children are underweight because of malnutrition and 9 percent of them suffer acute malnutrition, while 50 percent of pregnant Haitian women are anemic.

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Infant mortality rate:

total: 63.83 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 68.45 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 59.07 deaths/1,000 live births

(2007 est.)

Love Haiti More. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, and the 3rd hungriest in the world. Most families live below the poverty line, and there is severe malnutrition. The difficulties of life such as low levels of community sanitation, improper housing, no electricity, no telephones, severe shortage of potable water and lack of transportation, contribute to the cycle of poor health, especially in the rural areas.
Natural hazards: Haiti lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and is subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; chronic droughts.