| Haitians are intensely spiritual 
                    people whose humour and passion are legendary Haiti experiences massive 
                    inequalities in wealth, an infrastructure devastated by tropical 
                    storms, lack of investment and a democracy in tatters.  The average life expectancy 
                    is just 44 years, unemployment is 70%, and the average income 
                    is two dollars American per day. Less than 1% of the population 
                    has a post-secondary education, and only 35% of the Haitian 
                    people are literate. There is indifference of the 
                    international community partly due to rampant drug trafficking 
                    and political corruption. 
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