Monday, August 6, 2007

Haiti

Haiti. The poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Median age is 18.4 years. Life expectancy at birth: 57 years. Approximately 53% literacy rate. Infant mortality rate: almost 64 deaths per 1,000 live births. GDP per capita:$1,800 External Debt: $1.3 billion. "80% of the population living under the poverty line and 54% in abject poverty." Source: CIA World fact Book. The process of reform is slow and difficult, filled with many reverses.Isn't time to for the international community to start paying more attention to Haiti? If it doesn't, why should anyone be surprised when another crisis erupts there?

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