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

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       Agriculture:

       accounts for 11% of GNP (including fishing and forestry); key commercial

       crops - sugarcane, tobacco, and citrus fruits; other products - coffee,

       rice, potatoes, meat, beans; world's largest sugar exporter; not

       self-sufficient in food (excluding sugar)

      :Cuba Economy

      Economic aid:

       Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89),

       $710 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $18.5 billion

       Currency:

       Cuban peso (plural - pesos); 1 Cuban peso (Cu$) = 100 centavos

       Exchange rates:

       Cuban pesos (Cu$) per US$1 - 1.0000 (linked to the US dollar)

       Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      :Cuba Communications

      Railroads:

       12,947 km total; Cuban National Railways operates 5,053 km of 1.435-meter

       gauge track; 151.7 km electrified; 7,742 km of sugar plantation lines of

       0.914-m and 1.435-m gauge

       Highways:

       26,477 km total; 14,477 km paved, 12,000 km gravel and earth surfaced (1989

       est.)

       Inland waterways:

       240 km

       Ports:

       Cienfuegos, Havana, Mariel, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba; 7 secondary, 35

       minor

       Merchant marine:

       77 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 537,464 GRT/755,824 DWT; includes 46

       cargo, 10 refrigerated cargo, 1 cargo/training, 11 petroleum tanker, 1

       chemical tanker, 4 liquefied gas, 4 bulk; note - Cuba beneficially owns an

       additional 45 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 574,047 DWT under the

       registry of Panama, Cyprus, and Malta

       Civil air:

       88 major transport aircraft

       Airports:

       189 total, 167 usable; 73 with permanent-surface runways; 3 with runways

       over 3,659 m; 12 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 18 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

       Telecommunications:

       broadcast stations - 150 AM, 5 FM, 58 TV; 1,530,000 TVs; 2,140,000 radios;

       229,000 telephones; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station

      :Cuba Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Revolutionary Armed Forces (including Ground Forces, Revolutionary Navy

       (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force[DAAFR]), Ministry of Interior and Ministry

       of Defense Special Troops, Border Guard Troops, Territorial Militia Troops,

       Youth Labor Army, Civil Defense, National Revolutionary Police

       Manpower availability:

       eligible 15-49, 6,130,641; of the 3,076,276 males 15-49, 1,925,648 are fit

       for military service; of the 3,054,365 females 15-49, 1,907,281 are fit for

       military service; 97,973 males and 94,514 females reach military age (17)

       annually

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $1.2-1.4 billion, 6% of GNP (1989 est.)

      :Cyprus Geography

      Total area:

       9,250 km2

       Land area:

       9,240 km2

       Comparative area:

       about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut

       Land boundaries:

       none

       Coastline:

       648 km

       Maritime claims:

       Continental shelf:

       200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation

       Territorial sea:

       12 nm

       Disputes:

       1974 hostilities divided the island into two de facto autonomous areas - a

       Greek area controlled by the Cypriot Government (60% of the island's land

       area) and a Turkish-Cypriot area (35% of the island) that are separated by a

       narrow UN buffer zone; in addition, there are two UK sovereign base areas

       (about 5% of the island's land area)

       Climate:

       temperate, Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters

       Terrain:

       central plain with mountains to north and south

       Natural resources:

       copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment

       Land use:

       arable land 40%; permanent crops 7%; meadows and pastures 10%; forest and

       woodland 18%; other 25%; includes irrigated 10% (most irrigated lands are in

       the Turkish-Cypriot area of the island)

       Environment:

       moderate earthquake activity; water resource problems (no natural reservoir

       catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, and most potable resources

       concentrated in the Turkish-Cypriot area)

      :Cyprus People

      Population:

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