The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       110,860 km2

       Comparative area:

       slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

       Land boundaries:

       29.1 km; US Naval Base at Guantanamo 29.1 km

       note:

       Guantanamo is leased and as such remains part of Cuba

       Coastline:

       3,735 km

       Maritime claims:

       Exclusive economic zone:

       200 nm

       Territorial sea:

       12 nm

       Disputes:

       US Naval Base at Guantanamo is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US

       abandonment of the area can terminate the lease

       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

       Natural resources:

       cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica

       Land use:

       arable land 23%; permanent crops 6%; meadows and pastures 23%; forest and

       woodland 17%; other 31%; includes irrigated 10%

       Environment:

       averages one hurricane every other year

       Note:

       largest country in Caribbean; 145 km south of Florida

      :Cuba People

      Population:

       10,846,821 (July 1992), growth rate 1.0% (1992)

       Birth rate:

       17 births/1,000 population (1992)

       Death rate:

       6 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

       Net migration rate:

       -1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)

       Infant mortality rate:

       11 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       74 years male, 79 years female (1992)

       Total fertility rate:

       1.8 children born/woman (1992)

       Nationality:

       noun - Cuban(s); adjective - Cuban

       Ethnic divisions:

       mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1%

       Religions:

       85% nominally Roman Catholic before Castro assumed power

       Languages:

       Spanish

       Literacy:

       94% (male 95%, female 93%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

       Labor force:

       3,578,800 in state sector; services and government 30%, industry 22%,

       agriculture 20%, commerce 11%, construction 10%, transportation and

       communications 7% (June 1990); economically active population 4,620,800

       (1988)

       Organized labor:

       Workers Central Union of Cuba (CTC), only labor federation approved by

       government; 2,910,000 members; the CTC is an umbrella organization composed

       of 17 member unions

      :Cuba Government

      Long-form name:

       Republic of Cuba

       Type:

       Communist state

       Capital:

       Havana

       Administrative divisions:

       14 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 special municipality*

       (municipio especial); Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La

       Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las

       Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa

       Clara

       Independence:

       20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898); administered by the US from 1898

       to 1902

       Constitution:

       24 February 1976

       Legal system:

       based on Spanish and American law, with large elements of Communist legal

       theory; does not accept compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

       National holiday:

       Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953)

       Executive branch:

       president of the Council of State, first vice president of the Council of

       State, Council of State, president of the Council of Ministers, first vice

       president of the Council of Ministers, Council of Ministers

       Legislative branch:

       unicameral National Assembly of the People's Power (Asamblea Nacional del

       Poder Popular)

       Judicial branch:

       People's Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo Popular)

       Leaders:

       Chief of State and Head of Government:

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