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Haiti is part of the island of
Hispaniola
.
Christopher Columbus discovered the island in 1492, and claimed it for Spain.
Haiti occupies the western portion of the island, while the Dominican Republic occupies the eastern portion.
The capital of Haiti is
Port-au-Prince.
Haitian Creole and French
are Haiti's official languages.
On January 12, 2010, a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti and devastated the country. Haiti is still recovering from the earthquake.
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