Haiti formally known as the Republic of Haiti basically is a country which covers one-third of the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola.
Haiti also comprises of a number of tiny islands like La Gonave, La Tortue, Les Cayemites, etc. Initially a French colony, Haiti became the first ever independent black republic. Seeing the French Revolution, the gens de couleur asked the stately government for expanded rights. Through the 19th century, Haiti was governed by different presidents, most of them serving a short period only as president.
According to the census conducted in the year 1982, the total population of Haiti was estimated to be 5,053,792, having an average population density of 292.7 per square kilometre. The census report of 1982 also stated that the total area of this region was 27,750 square kilometres.