_#_Ethnic divisions: black 95%, mulatto and European 5%
_#_Religion: Roman Catholic is the official religion; Roman Catholic 80% (of which an overwhelming majority also practice Voodoo), Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)
_#_Language: French (official) spoken by only 10% of population; all speak Creole
_#_Literacy: 53% (male 59%, female 47%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
_#_Labor force: 2,300,000; agriculture 66%, services 25%, industry 9%; shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1982)
_#_Organized labor: NA
_*Government #_Long-form name: Republic of Haiti
_#_Type: republic
_#_Capital: Port-au-Prince
_#_Administrative divisions: 9 departments, (departements, singular—departement); Artibonite, Centre, Grand'Anse, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est