Haiti                 Dominican Republic

     Population*            9 million              9.6 million
     Life expectancy*    61 years             74 years
     Literacy*                51%                   87%
     Ethnicity*               95% black          11% black
                                   5% white            16% white
                                                             73% “mixed”
Religion*                     80% Catholic      95% Catholic
                                   (50% Voodoo)
GDP Per Capita*         $1,300               $8,200
TV Stations*                2                       25
Radio Stations*
   AM                            41                     120
   FM                            26                     56
Cell Phones*                3.2 million          7.2 million
Internet Hosts*            9                       280,457
Internet Users*            1 million             2.1 million
Paved Airports*           4                       16
Railways*                    0                       1,984 km
Roadways*
   Paved                       1,011 km           9,872 km
   Unpaved                   3,149 km           9,833 km

Total US
Economic and
Military Aid+               $4.9 billion          $5.2 billion

*Source – CIA World Fact Book

+Source “Greenbook”
   1962 through 2007