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Flag
Description
two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a centered
white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a
palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll
bearing the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength);
the colors are taken from the French Tricolor and represent
the union of blacks and mulattoes |
National
anthem
"La
Dessalinienne" |
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country is different : You must know it |
Since
1804 Haiti has had four national flags.
1st post colonial independent black-led
nation in the world.
Less Haitians age 15 and over can read and write.
Haiti was discovered
in 1492 by Christopher Columbus.
The
barbecue was first seen by Europeans in Haiti for about 500 years
ago.
Haiti is one of the most densely populated and least developed
countries in the Western Hemisphere. |
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