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1.Is further east
Dominican Republic
Haiti
2.Was a French colony
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3.Has a higher GDP per capita
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4.Baseball is the most popular sport
Haiti
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5.Its capital city is Santo Domingo
Haiti
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6.Became an independent state first
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Haiti
7.Has two official languages
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Haiti's two official languages are French and Haitian Creole. The Dominican Republic speaks Spanish.
8.Home to the first permanent European settlement in the Americas
Haiti
Dominican Republic
9.95% of the population is black
Haiti
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10.An earthquake killed over 100,000 people in 2010
Haiti
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11.Was ruled by dictators "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc"
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12.Has the larger land area
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13.Is known for its cigars
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Cigars make up 5% of the Dominican Republic's exports
14.Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta was born there
Dominican Republic
Haiti
15.Is known for Vodou (aka Voodoo)
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Haiti
Most Haitians are Christians. No accurate numbers exist for how many people practice Vodou, especially since some Vodou practices are mixed together with Christian ones
Had one attempt for the fun of it....thought I didn't know that much (do know some basics 'cause i studied history). Apparently also some good guesses. Got a 100% at first attempt. Fully surprised myself. xD
Bloody and violent, like the slavery they were trying to free themselves from.
It's easy to trace Haiti's poverty to the reparations they were forced to pay France for 'lost property' of slaves. In today's dollars it would be around $21 million USD. Sick and sad.
'smaller' and 'having multiple languages' are not negative. New Zealand is smaller than Australia, and has multiple languages, and we take pride in both of these things.
I found these questions pretty easy and not too interesting. Maybe try to put more challenging questions that don't seem too obvious. If you agree, try adrmcm's quiz series which is very similar to this one, though he started his idea first. Overall, good idea, though changes MUST be made :)
It's easy to trace Haiti's poverty to the reparations they were forced to pay France for 'lost property' of slaves. In today's dollars it would be around $21 million USD. Sick and sad.