Trivia in Haiti

Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country

Americas / Caribbean

National symbols

Flag: Blue (top) and red (bottom) bicolor flag with national coat of arms centered. Blue symbolizes black people, red mulattoes, with ribbon on coat of arms inscribed in French: "L'Union fait la force" (Unity is strength).

Haiti Flag

Emblem: Design bundling palm tree crowned with cannons, flags, anchor, and drums representing independence and freedom.

Haiti Emblem

Trivia & facts

  • Soup Joumou eaten on New Year was "taste of freedom" permitted right after independence.
  • Capital name Port-au-Prince means "Prince's port" in French.
  • Haitian Blue Mountain coffee rated comparable to Jamaica's.
  • Barbancourt rum family-operated since 1862.
  • Only Western Hemisphere nations with Creole as official language are Haiti and St. Lucia.
  • Only Western Hemisphere nation in World Bank's Least Developed Countries group.
  • Haitian painters' vivid color use called "Caribbean Fauvism."
  • In 2024, Dominican Republic forcibly deported over 270,000 Haitians annually.
  • Jean-Jacques Dessalines prohibited white land ownership upon emperor coronation.
  • Gang "G9" alliance leader Barbecue is former police officer Jimmy Chérizier.

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