Statistics on Haiti (From the CIA Factbook):
It has a population of 8 million.
Life expectancy averages 53 years.
Unemployment is 66% and 80% of the people live in what is termed “abject
poverty” .
1% of the population owns half the country’s wealth.
Religiously, 80% of Haitians are Catholic, yet half of Haitians also practice voodoo
(a belief in spirits which often is mixed with Catholic teachings).
Haiti Facts