Is haiti in south america?

The Taíno name for the entire island was Haiti. The people had migrated over centuries into the Caribbean islands from South America. Genetic studies show they were related to the Yanomami of the Amazon Basin. They also originated in Central and South America. read more

The Republic of Haiti is located in the Caribbean basin (which, geographically, is part of North America), in the western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. read more

Haiti is in North America, although some mapmakers who differentiate between North and Central America will classify it as the latter. The country occupies about one-third of the island of Hispaniola, the the rest of which belongs to the Dominican Republic. read more

Afterward the sovereign nation of Haiti was established on 1 January 1804 – the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean, the second republic in the Americas, and the only nation in the world established as a result of a successful slave revolt. read more

Haiti became an independent state in 1804, after gaining its sovereignty from France. The population of Haiti is 9,801,664 (2012) and the nation has a density of 356 people per square kilometer. The currency of Haiti is the Gourde (HTG). As well, the people of Haiti are refered to as Haitian. read more

Haiti is part of Latin America but it is located in the Caribbean and so it is not a part of South America. read more