Cuba

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PROFILE
  • Area: 110,860 sq. km (42,803 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 11,179,995 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: -0.3% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 78.7 years (2016)
  • Languages: Spanish (official)
  • Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria (note: data prior to Castro assuming power)
  • Formal name: Republic of Cuba
  • Alternate names: Republic of Cuba, República de Cuba
  • Government type: communist state
  • Leaders: chief of state and head of government: President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz
  • Capital: Havana
  • Administrative divisions: 15 provinces and 1 special municipality
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $10,200 (2010 est.)
  • Exports: petroleum, nickel, medical products, sugar, tobacco, fish, citrus, coffee
  • Imports: petroleum, food, machinery and equipment, chemicals
  • Currency: Cuban peso (CUP)
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