Cuba Capital: Havana Government: Communist state Currency: Cuban peso (Cu$) Historical Overview: Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron will has held the country together since. Cuba's communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. The country is now slowly recovering from a severe economic recession following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies, worth $4 billion to $6 billion annually, in 1990. Havana blames its difficulties on the US embargo in place since 1962.

Spoken Languages: Spanish Religions Practiced: nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented Ethnic Diversity: mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1% Natural Resources: cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land Land Use: arable land: 24% permanent crops: 7% permanent pastures: 27% forests and woodland: 24% other: 18% (1993 est.) Current Environmental Issues: pollution of Havana Bay; overhunting threatens wildlife populations; deforestation Environmental Commitments: An environmental commitment has been made by the government (via an international treaty) in the following areas: Climate Change, Ozone Layer, CFC Control, Law of the Sea, Biological Diversity Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October) Terrain: mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast

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Total Sq. Kilometers:	110,860	Sanitation Access % Population:	88
Urban Population %:	47	Energy Depletion Rate (% of GDP):	0.0
Total Population:	11,103,210	Mineral Depletion Rate (% of GDP):	0.0
Population Density (per sq. mile):	101.00	Forest Depletion Rate (% of GDP):	0.0
Annual Population Growth %:	0.00	CO2 Damage (% of GDP):
G.N.P. (US $ (billions):	$ 0	Average Annual Deforestation (Sq. KM):	236
G.N.P. per Capita(US $):	$ 0	Nationally Protected Land (Sq. KM):	19,100
Female Adult Illiteracy %:	4	Motor Vehicles per 1,000 People:	32.0
Male Adult Illiteracy %:	4	Televisions per 1,000 People:	241.0
Infant Mortality (per 1000):	7	Computers per 1,000 People:
Male Life Expectancy:	74.0	Internet Connections per 1,000 People:	0.00
Female Life Expectancy:	78.0	% of Roads Paved:	49.0
Safe Water Access % Population:	93
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