Worth knowing
Haiti
After independence, Haitians built the Citadelle, a vast fortress on a mountaintop about 900 metres up, in case the French came back. They never did, and it still stands.
Where its story happens
The Citadelle Laferrière, at 19.57°N, 72.24°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Haiti
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the middling countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Haiti, in the Caribbean, on the western third of the island of Hispaniola, just east of Cuba. See Haiti on a map.
- Its people speak Creole, and its capital is Port-au-Prince.
- In 1804 it became the first country founded by people who had freed themselves from slavery.
- It is one of only two independent countries in the Americas where French is an official language.
- Its name comes from the island's first people, the Taíno, and means 'land of high mountains'.