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IOM Member State since 1995

Capital: Port-au-Prince
Population (2010): 10.2 million
Area: 27,750 sq km
Major Languages: Creole, French
Currency: Gourde (HTG)
GDP per Capita PPP (2009):  USD 1,151
HDI Rank (2010): 145 of 169
Remittances (2009): USD 1,376 million
Net Migration Rate (2010-2015): -2.6 migrants /1,000 population
Immigrants (2010): 0.3%
Women as a Percentage of Immigrants (2010): 43.2%
Population under 15 (2010): 35.9%
Adult HIV Prevalence (2007): 2.2%
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Last updated:
Main text: July 2010
Facts and figures: May 2011