OFFICIAL NAME | Republic of Cuba |
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AREA | 110,860 Sq. Kms. | CLIMATE | Sub-Tropical, Average Annual Temp. 25 Celsius, Ave. Humidity 81% | CAPITAL | Havana (Pop.2 million) | MAJOR CITIES | Santiago de Cuba, Pinar del Rio, Matanzas, Guantanamo, Holguin, Camaguey | POPULATION | 11.22 million | LANGUAGE | Spanish | RELIGION | Roman Catholic-85%(mostly non-practising) Protestant-4%, others-Santeria etc 6% | LIFE EXPECTANCY | 77.97 years | INFANT MORTALITY | 4.2 per thousand | LITERACY | 99% | UNEMPLOYMENT | 1.2% | CURRENCY | Cuban Peso(CUP)&Cuban Convertible Peso ( CUC). 1 CUC = 1.00USD . 1CUC=CUP 24. USD can be used for non cash transaction only. Conversion of USD into CUC attracts 10 % surcharge. | TIME | -5GMT | SYSYTEM OF GOVERNMENT | One party Communist system | HEAD OF THE STATE | Mr. Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez | FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT | Mr. Salvador Valdes Mesa | PRIME MINISTER HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT | Mr. Manuel Marrero Cruz | DEFENSE MINISTER | Gen. Leopoldo Cintra Frías | FOREIGN MINISTER | Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla | GDP | 87.12 billion US $ (2015)* | TOTAL TRADE | 13,72 billion US$(2017 est)* | GDP GROWTH | 1.6% (2017) Calculations based on Cuban formula, which includes subsidies and services provided. | FOREIGN DEBT(2007) | US$ 30.02 billion (2017 est) * | TOTAL EXPORTS | US$ 2.885 bn (2017 est) * | TOTAL IMPORTS | US$ 10.84 bn (2017 est) * | MAJOR EXPORT ITEMS | (FE earners) : Tourism, Remittances from Cuban Americans, Medical services , Nickel, Cigars, Sea-Food, coffee, biotech products and medicines, Sugar, Citrus | MAJOR IMPORT ITEMS | Petroleum ,Food Items, machinery and equipment, Textiles & Garments, Fertilizers & Chemicals | MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS | Venezuela, China, Spain, Canada, Holland, US, Brazil, Italy and France, | MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES | Nickel, Copper, Sulphur and some Oil | PRINCIPAL CROPS | Sugarcane, Citrus, Coffee, Tobacco, Potato, Rice |
*Latest data available as of January 2019 |