Cuba Chaudre Rhodes
Economic Beginning in the late 1990s, Cuba experimented with limited market economics, such as pay incentives and bonuses, in an attempt to improve productivity. The government has put special emphasis on the promotion of foreign investment and the development of tourism.
Economic Beginning in 2002 and continuing through 2006, the government restructured the sugar sector. Most of Cuba's sugar mills were closed, and sugar production declined significantly.
Government The Republic of Cuba became an independent republic on May 20, 1902. The country is today a communist state, governed under a totalitarian system, with leader Raul Castro controls over all legislative, judicial, military, and security affairs. Castro runs everything.
Government The country is today a communist state, governed under a totalitarian system, with leader Raul Castro controls over all legislative, judicial, military, and security affairs. Castro runs everything.
Judicial System The 1976 constitution established the People's Supreme Court as the highest court of the country. This court has a governing council that proposes laws, issues regulations, and makes decisions to be implemented by the people's courts.
Judicial System There also are seven regional courts of appeal, as well as district courts with civil and criminal jurisdiction. There are no jury trials and most trials are public.
Political Parties The constitution recognizes the Cuban Communist Party as the highest leading force of the society and of the state, which, in practice, outlaws other political parties.
Political Parties At the party congress in 1998, Fidel Castro was reelected as first secretary. As of 2011, the PCC remained cuba's only authorized political party.
Transportation Airports 136 Paved Roads 49.0% Passenger Cars per 1,000 People 21 Railroads 5,343 miles Ports Major: 8 (including Havana, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, Nuevitas).
Industry Products Industry Products Refined sugar, refined metals, refined oil, cement, processed food, tobacco, light consumer and industrial products, fertilizers, paper and wood products, textiles, farming machinery.
Landforms & Climates Cuba is a nation consisting of the large island of Cuba and nearly 1,600 surrounding islets and cays. The main island has coastlines along the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, the Caribbean Sea to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast.
Environment Cuba boasts the highest species diversity in the West Indies and the largest degree of endemism, with 32% of its wildlife and more than 50% of its flora unique to the nation.
Contemporary Issues The United States imposed a trade embargo on Cuba in the early 1960s, and Cuba became dependent on the Soviet Union for aid. With the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, the Soviet Union collapsed and was no longer able to provide the island with cheap oil and a market for its sugar exports
Foods & Holidays Black beans and white rice are referred to by Cubans as Moors and Christians. Many Cuban dishes begin with a base of sautéed vegetables known as the sofrito that includes onion, garlic, green pepper, and oregano. May Day Havana Biennial Ernest Hemingway Fishing Tournament
Facts & Figures (Population) Population 11,061,886 estimate World Population Rank 77 th Population Density 100.7 people per square km Population Distribution 75% urban Age Distribution 0-14 years: 16.6% 15-24 years: 13.9% 25-54 years: 46.9% 55-64 years: 10.3% 65 years and over: 12.3% Median Age 39.5 years Population Growth Rate -0.1% per year Net Migration Rate -3.6
Facts & Figures (Health) Average Life Expectancy 77.9 years (2012) Average Life Expectancy, Male 75.6 years (2012) Average Life Expectancy, Female 80.3 years (2012) Crude Birth Rate 10.0 per 1,000 people (2012) Crude Death Rate 7.5 per 1,000 people (2012) Maternal 33 per 100,000 live births (2010) Infants 5 per 1,000 live births (2010) Doctors 6.7 per 1,000 people (2010)
Latitude & Longitude The latitude and longitude of Cubas capital is 23 08' N, 82 22' W The latitude and longitude of cubas northernmost city is 23 16'N The latitude and longitude of cubas southernmost city is19 50 S The latitude and longitude of cubas easternmost city is 84 58'W The latitude and longitude of cubas westernmost city is 74 08 E
Havana Cuban AirPort
Cuban Sugar Mill
Flag of Cuba
Cuban Jungle
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Cuban Man with a Cuban Cigar
Raul Castro
Fidel Castro