The remaining population of Haiti is primarily composed of Mulattoes, Europeans, Asians, and Arabs.

[9] While limited, some evidence suggests that large scale disasters can cause human populations to increase in the long term, rather than decrease.

Taíno was the major pre-Columbian language in the region of what is Haiti (or Ayti), a name referring to the entire island of Hispaniola.

[17][18] The language is generally spoken by educated Haitians, is the medium of instruction in most schools, and is used in the business sector.

Haiti is one of two independent nations in the Americas (along with Canada) to designate French as an official language; other French-speaking areas are all overseas départements, or collectivités, of France.

Haitian Creole,[19] which was recently standardized, is spoken by virtually the entire population of Haiti.

Spanish is spoken by some Haitians along the border with the Dominican Republic, as well as by some who have been deported from Spanish-speaking countries.

To repay the spirits, children perform two ceremonies where the Lwa are given gifts like food and drinks.

Persecution of the religion largely ended in 1950 when the Catholics gave up trying to prosecute those who practiced Vodou.

[25] A fictionalized version of Vodou, commonly called "voodoo", has been used in American movies and by authors such as H.P.

[26] Large-scale emigration, principally to the Dominican Republic, United States, and Canada (predominantly to Quebec) has created what Haitians refer to as the Eleventh Department or the Diaspora.

Significant numbers of Haitians have also immigrated to Cuba, France and French Guiana, Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, the Bahamas and other Caribbean countries.