A number of units of measurement were used in Haiti to measure length, area, volume, etc. Since 1921, Metric system has been compulsory in Haiti.
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Units before the metric system
Older units before the Metric system were British, old French, and Spanish.
Length
Several units were used in Haiti. One toise was 1.9488 m and one anne was 1.188 m, according to the legal equivalents during the transition period to metric system.
Area
One carreau was equal to 1292.3 m according to the legal equivalents during the transition period to metric system.
Volume
Several units were used to measure volume. Some units and their equivalents according to the transition period, are given below:
1 baril = 0.1 m3
1 corde = 3.84 m3
1 toise = 8 m3.
References
Haitian units of measurement Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA