Cuba
General
Population: 11,087,330 (2011)
Land Area: 110,860 sq km
Natural Resources: Cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
Capital: Havana
Political System: Communist State
State Leader: Gen. Raul Castro (2008)
Languages: Spanish
Currency: Cuban Peso (CUP) Convertible Peso (CUC)
Major Religions: Roman Catholic, religion is repressed
Major Ethnicities: Mulatoo 51%, Caucasian 37%, African 11%, Chinese 1%
Life Expectancy: 77.7 years (2011)
Economy
GDP Official Exchange Rate: 57.49 billion (2010)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity: 114.1 billion (2010)
GDP Per Capita (PPP): 9,900 (2010)
GDP Growth Rate: 1.5% (2010)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 4.2%, Industry 22.7%, Services 72.9% (2010)
Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 20%, Industry 19.4%, Services 60.6% (2005)
Industries: Sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals
Agriculture Products: Sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock
Human Development Index: 0.776 (51st)
Tourism Revenue: 1.915 billion (2004)
Unemployment Rate: 2% (2010)
Military
Army Size: 49 000 (2004)
Budget: 3.8% of GDP (2006)
Current Situation
Cuba is located in the Caribbeans, it has sea borders with the United States, The Bahamas, Haiti, the British Turks and Caicos islands and Mexico. Cuba's economy is a planned economy, but is opening lately to be more open to the market. Cuba's largest source of income is tourism.
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Sources
CIA World Factbook: Cuba
Wikipedia: Cuba
http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/CUB.html
Updated on: December 14, 2011