Is Haiti a Part of Africa?

No, Haiti is not a part of Africa. Haiti is a country located in the Caribbean, specifically on the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. While Haiti has cultural and historical ties to Africa due to the transatlantic slave trade, it is geographically situated in the Caribbean Sea, far from the African continent.

Haiti gained independence from France in 1804, becoming the first independent nation in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the first post-colonial independent black-led nation in the world. The majority of Haiti’s population is of African descent, which is why there are strong cultural connections to Africa, but geographically, it is not part of the African continent.

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