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)
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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)
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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
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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
Cuban Map
Cuban Map
Cuba Florida map
Cuba Mapa Guerras De Independencia
Cuban Oil
Cuban Man with a Cuban Cigar
Raul Castro
Fidel Castro