George W Bush, Clinton join forces in Haiti
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Former US presidents George W Bush and Bill Clinton are due to visit Haiti as part of their fund-raising efforts to aid the earthquake-stricken nation.
President Barack Obama asked his two predecessors to lead the US fund-raising effort after the January earthquake that killed at least 220,000 people.
In their first joint visit to Haiti, the two will meet President Rene Preval and visit camps for the homeless.
About 1.3 million earthquake survivors are homeless and living in tent cities.
The camps, some of them built on steep hillsides, are now at risk of flooding and landslides in the coming rainy season.
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- Population: 10 million (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Port-au-Prince
- Area: 27,750 sq km (10,714 sq miles)
- Major languages: Creole, French
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 59 (men), 63 (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 gourde = 100 centimes
- Main exports: Light manufactures, coffee, oils, mangoes
- GNI per capita: US $660 (World Bank, 2008)
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