PASSPORTS: Passport valid for 6 months from date of entry required by all. VISAS: Not required for touristic stays of up to 90 days except by nationals of China (PR), Colombia, Dominican Republic and Panama who do require a tourist visa
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Languages Haiti : French (official), Creole (official)
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Climat Haiti : tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
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Religions Haiti : Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)
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Currency Haiti : Gourde
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Telephone international Haiti : 509
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Illicit drugs production Haiti : major Caribbean transshipment point for cocaine en route to the US and Europe; substantial money-laundering activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor Haiti for illicit financial transactions; pervasive corruption
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