Local short name form

Official name

Area

Population

Capital

Currency

International telephone access code

ISO 3166 country codes

Car nationality plate code

Internet country code

GRC Country Code

French is the official language. However, the language spoken by almost the whole population is Haitian Creole French . 95% of the population understand no other language.

   Note: This section last updated 30th November 2015

Women usually take their husband’s family name upon marriage. However, they may retain their own.

Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles

   Note: This section last updated 1st April 2020

Addresses are written in French. For information about thoroughfare types and other address strings, please refer to the chapter on France.

A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired

This is written Boîte Postale.

   Note: This section last updated 18th July 2020

Postal codes, implemented in 2003, consist of a block of 4 digits preceded by the letters HT, in the format:

   (HT)9999

Codes may also be found written with a space after the HT.

In most cases the first digit refers to the department, the second to the district, the third to the commune and the fourth to the part of the commune.

Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired

Haiti -Postal code format graphic

Haiti -Postal code format

Haiti -Postal code specifics

Haiti -Postal code regular expression

Haiti -Postal code level of coverage

Haiti - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 13th August 2015

Refer to Exonyms in Haiti for full lists of place names in Haiti in other languages.

Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http:www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm

Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm

   Note: This section last updated 18th July 2020

Haiti has 10 departments (départements, singular - département), not used in addresses:

Département	Postal code range
Artibonite	41-45
Centre	51-54
Grand’Anse	71-73
Nippes	74-75
Nord	11-17
Nord-Est	21-24
Nord-Ouest	31-33
Ouest	61-65
Sud	81-85
Sud-Est	91-93

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Telephone numbers in Haiti have no area codes. Subscriber numbers have 8 digits. Mobile numbers commence with 32-39 or 4.

Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm