Haiti bounds with the Atlantic ocean to the north, with Dominican Republic to the est, with the Caribbean sea to the South and with Pass of Winds to the West, wich separates it from Cuba. Port-au-Prince is its capital and main city.Haiti is form by two peninsulas separated by the Gulf of Gonâve. Two thirds of the country are mountainous. Most of the north wind valleys are small. The highest coast is the Pico La Selle, wich rises 2 680 m over the sea level. Most of its coasts are high and pretty rough, forming several natural ports.
Haiti is divided into nine departaments, which are also divided into districts and city councils. Departaments: Centre/Hinche, Grande Anse/Jéremie, L'Artibonite/Gonalves, Nord/Cap-Haitien, Nord-Est/Fort Liberté, Nord-Ouest/Port de Paix, Ouest/Port au Prince, Sud/Les Cayes, Sud-Est/Jacmei.Les Cayes (214 606 inhabitants) is the second most important city; other important cities are Gonaïves (144 081 inhabitants) and Cap-Haïtien (133 233 inhabitants). Gonâve is the biggest island in the littoral region.Puerto Príncipe (in francés Port-au-Prince), city of central Haití, capital of the country (located in the gulf of Gonaïves) and the departament of Ouest. It has a popualtion of 1 255 000 inhabitants, it's the comercial and principal center of the city.
The largest river, the Artibonite, is mostly navigable. The short and fast rivers, wich aren't navigable, are born from the mountains.
Haiti has a tropical vegetation, but it has suffered centuries of deforestation. There are pine forests in the higher mountains, and in less high places cedar trees, mahogany trees and oak trees can be found. Among the several fuits there are guavas, oranges, grapefruit or pomelos, blackberrys, limes and mangos.
There aren't big wild animals or poison snakes natives from Haiti, but there are many crocodiles and iguanas. Coasts are the habitat of gooses, flamingos, pelicans, wild ducks, snipes and egrets; other highlighted birds are the falcon, white eagle owl, fisher heron, capenter bird and the pigeon.
