Haiti

[Country map of Haiti]

overview

OVERVIEW

Republique d'Haiti

Widespread rural poverty is the norm. Only one-third of the land in Haiti is arable. Several offshore islands -- including Ile de la Tortue (Tortuga Island), off the north coast, and Ile de la Gonave, in the east -- are in Haitian territorial waters.

In October 1994, a multinational peacekeeping force (primarily made up of U.S. forces) landed in Haiti to oversee the transition from the military government headed by Raoul Cedras to a civilian...

Please log in to continue reading.

Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.

Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…

  • More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
  • Nearly every country's armed forces
  • Militant organizations
laptop image

Try Military Periscope free for seven days