Haiti is made up of two peninsula. Haiti is covered in mountain ranges across the country. Haiti’s five mountain ranges are the Chaine du Haut Piton, the Massif des Montagnes, the Massi de la Hotte, Noires, Chaine des Cahos, and Montagne Terrible. Montagne Terrible consists of only one mountain peak. The highest point in Haiti is at Pic la Selle.

The island of Gonave found in the Golfe de la Gonave is the largest island on Haite off the shore. Haiti has a very unusual shoreline, but has many natural harbors. Haiti has many swift yet short rivers so these rivers are unnavigable. The only river that is somewhat navigable is the Artibonite river. A saltwater lake is it’s largest lake called Saumatra lake, however the largest freshwater lake is Peligre Lake whic

The forest in Haiti has been stripped of it’s wood for charcoal. Now only some pine trees remain. Tropical reefs around the country are damaged by silt that washes down from the mountain. Most of the farmland in Haiti contains mostly Sugarcane, sisal, cotton, and rice. The most common animals found in Haiti are Caiman and Flamingo. Small amounts of copper, salt, and gold, are scattered throughout the country.

h was formed by a dam on the upper part of the Artibonite river.

For most Haitian daily life is very difficult. About 75% of the population live in poverty. Most of these people have small pots of bad farming land and are malnourished. About 109 per 100 births in Haiti die as infants. Life expectancy is only 45 years. Diseases in Haiti range from intestinal parasites and many people in haiti have AIDS. Only about 41% of all people in Haiti have access to clean drinking water.

Haiti has little children that the people of haiti call Restaveks. These children suffer from slavery and abuse. These children are taken by mostly the poorer class of haiti and are abused both

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