| Capital City | Port-au-Prince |
| What time is it? | +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November |
| Capital location | 18 32 N, 72 20 W |
| Capital - history | According to tradition, in 1706, a Captain de Saint-Andre named the bay and its surrounding area after his ship Le Prince; the name of the town that grew there means, "the Port of The Prince" |
| Capital - time difference | UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |