¡¡¡¡National Emblem£º¡¡It has a white rectangular panel£¬¡¡containing the national coat of arms¡¡(a palm tree£¬¡¡surmounted by a Cap of Liberty and flanked by flags and cannons)£¬¡¡in the centre¡£
¡¡¡¡Constitution£º¡¡The Mar¡£ 29£¬¡¡1987£¬¡¡Constitution£¬¡¡the nation's 23rd since independence£¬¡¡was repudiated by Gen¡£ Henri Namphy in 1988¡£ It was restored in 1990 by then-President Ertha Pascal-Trouillot and was loosely adhered to after the September 1991 coup¡£ The Constitution sanctions Creole as the nation's official language in addition to French£»¡¡prohibits laws against the practice of voodoo£»¡¡bans Duvalierists from running for office for a period of 10 years£»¡¡and advocates the rights of education£¬¡¡a fair wage£¬¡¡and decent housing¡£
¡¡¡¡Location£º¡¡Haiti occupies the western part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola¡¡(with the Dominican Republic occupying the eastern portion)¡¡and includes several smaller offshore islands¡£ The Bahamas lie to the north and northwest£¬¡¡while Cuba and Jamaica are located to the west¡£
¡¡¡¡land use-¡¡33.0%¡¡cropland£¬¡¡18.0%¡¡permanent pasture£¬¡¡1.3%¡¡forests and woodland£¬¡¡47.7%¡¡other£»¡¡arable land per capita-¡¡0.3 acre£»¡¡coastline-¡¡1,771 km¡££»¡¡land borders-¡¡275 km¡£
¡¡¡¡density-¡¡269.1 inhabs¡£ per sq¡£ km¡£¡¡(2000)£»¡¡urban pop¡£-¡¡31.6%£»¡¡growth rate-¡¡2.1%¡¡(2000)£»¡¡avg¡£ life expectancy-¡¡61.2 years¡¡(2000)¡£