Question concernant le nom de Haïti

Question

Pourquoi manque-t-il l’article au nom de Haïti ?

Accepted Answer

Although not universally true, it is not uncommon for islands/island ‘states’/principalities etc to not take a definite article in French. Just the way it is. The following list is not comprehensive, and Céline and Cécile have provided a list of some others in answer to a question on the link from this site below, (about 1 year ago and 2years ago respectively, to make finding it easier). 
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/vocabulary/pays-et-continents/ 
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/using-le-la-l-les-with-continents-countries-and-regions-names

Answer

Hi Paul,
 just to add to Maarten's answer, there is my answer to Gwynn which also includes Haïti.
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/why-is-israel-in-effect-neutral-gender
Bonne Continuation !