10 Facts about Haiti

1. More than 70 different dictators ruled Haiti between 1804-1915

2. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean

3. Haiti is the most mountainous nation in the Caribbean

4. The Indian name for Haiti means "land of the mountains"

5. Haiti's mountain peaks reach over 8000 feat

6. 7.0 Magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010

7. Haiti's unemployment rate is 40%

8. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere

9. Haiti is the second oldest independent nation in the western hemisphere

10. Soccer is Haiti's national sport