Port-au-Prince is the capital of which country?

Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti.

Located on the Gulf of Gonâve, Port-au-Prince is Haiti’s largest city and its principal political, economic, and cultural centre. The city occupies a bay on the country’s western coast, with mountains rising around the surrounding metropolitan area.

Port-au-Prince became the capital of the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1770, replacing Cap-Français, now known as Cap-Haïtien. Following Haiti’s declaration of independence in 1804, it became the capital of the new nation. During periods when Haiti was divided politically, Cap-Haïtien sometimes served as the centre of power in the north, but Port-au-Prince was restored as the capital of a unified Haiti in 1820.

The name is commonly translated as “Prince’s Port.” Its exact origin is debated: it may refer to a ship called Le Prince or to nearby islands historically known as the Prince islets. The city’s name is sometimes confused with Cap-Haïtien, Haiti’s historic northern capital.