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Afro-Haitians are Haitians of African descent. They are mostly the descendants of the African slaves who were brought to the island to work on plantations by the French.As of 2013 people of African descent are the majority ethnic group in Haiti accounting for 85% of the country’s population. 25-30% of the country is of mixed heritage or mulatto having partial African and European ancestry.

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language
French language, French-based creole languages
related
African American, Afro-Latin American, Afro-Peruvian, Afro-Dominican (Dominican Republic), Louisiana Creole people, Haitian people, Afro-Costa Rican, Jamaicans of African ancestry, Afro-Chilean, Creole peoples, Igbo people, Afro-Uruguayan, Afro-Mexican, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Ecuadorian, Ewe people, Afro-Argentine, Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian, Africans, Yoruba people
religion
Haitian Vodou, Catholicism

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