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- <text id=93CT1716>
- <title>
- Haiti--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Caribbean
- Haiti
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Customs: Tourists do not need passports or visas but must
- provide proof of US citizenship and purchase a tourist card upon
- arrival. US currency may be used for lodging, meals, and
- purchases.
- </p>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Lightweight clothing is recommended
- year round. Rain, which usually falls in the evening, is heavy
- during spring and fall.
- </p>
- <p> Health: The level of community sanitation and health is far
- below US standards. Visitors should exercise care regarding what
- they eat and drink. A number of competent foreign trained
- doctors practice in Port-au-Prince, but facilities for the
- treatment of more than minor illnesses or accidents are
- practically nonexistent.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Telephone service connects Port-au-Prince
- to larger towns. There are about 45,000 telephones in Haiti.
- International telephone service is available, and international
- telegraph service is generally reliable.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Port-au-Prince is served by three US airlines
- with daily service from Miami and New York. Other airlines serve
- Caribbean destinations, including Puerto Rico. Public
- transportation is undependable, although Port-au-Prince has both
- taxi and jitney service. Roads are poor in the capital, but
- highways to regional capitals are good. Traffic moves on the
- right.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- April 1987.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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