HT — Haiti

Haiti occupies the western third of Hispaniola island, shared with the Dominican Republic. Port-au-Prince is the capital. Haiti was the first independent nation in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the first country founded by formerly enslaved people after a successful revolution in 1804. The Haitian Gourde (HTG) is the official currency, though US dollars are widely used. For developers, the HT country code maps to fr-HT for Haitian French and ht-HT for Haitian Creole, which is the most widely spoken language. The .ht domain and +509 calling code serve Haiti's digital infrastructure. Haiti's bilingual nature — French (official) and Haitian Creole (spoken by virtually everyone) — means applications should ideally support both, with Creole being more important for reaching the general population. Haiti's large diaspora in the US, Canada, and France makes Haitian Creole locale support important in multiple countries. The dual-language requirement with a creole language that has its own distinct orthography presents unique localization challenges.