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Place Name
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Ouest
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Pronunciation
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WEST
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Place Status (Type)
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department
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Capital is
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Port-au-Prince, both natl
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Population
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1,551,792 (1982)
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Location
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Sud-Est dept., Haiti, Caribbean
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Latitude
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18°40'N
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Longitude
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72°20'W
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Ouest
(WEST), department (1982 pop. 1,551,792), S central
Haiti, bounded on N by Artibonite and Centre depts., E by Dominican
Republic, W by Gulf of Gonaives, S by Sud-Est dept.; 
Port-au-Prince, both natl. and departmental; 18°40'N 72°20'W.
Central part is the fertile Cul-de-Sac plain, bounded in N and S by
mountains. Produces sugarcane, cotton, fruits, tobacco, sisal; has
bauxite and manganese deposits.
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