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Cuba has a total area of 109,884 km2 (42,426 sq. mi). Its area is 110,860 km2 (42,800 sq. mi) including coastal and territorial waters. The main island (Cuba) has 5,746 km (3,570 mi) of coastline and 29 km (18 mi) of land borders.
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Cuba is located in the Caribbean Sea, about 40 miles south of Florida. It was Cuba's close proximity to the United States and Cubas neighbor is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1 time. There are related clues.
Illicit drugs: Territorial waters and air space serve as transshipment zone for cocaine and heroin bound for the US and Europe; established the death penalty for certain drug-related crimes in 1999.
6. How does your population compare to other countries? 7. Is it a mostly older or younger population (Include Population Statistics by age groups)? 1. The population is lower than in most (airbed countries. It is people, culture, and customs draw from
diverse sources and the period of Spanish colonialism, the introduction.
7. Do you have a lot of people for the country size (Include Population density statistics & world ranking)? 1. NO is good the population is11477459 of habitants. 8. Is the population growing quickly (Include Population growth rate and world ranking)? 1. Increased by 44 perceiving rowing from 1.2 million in 2000 to 1.8 million in 2010 9. How healthy are your people (Include world ranking for life expectancy & Infant mortality rate)? 1. The Cuba government operates a natural health system and assumes physical and administrative
responsibility for the health care of all its citizens there are no private has petals or clinics all health services are government rum.
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What are the primary languages? How many other languages are spoken? How might this affect communication in the country? With other countries?
Spanish is the official language but the Cubans speak a short of Latin America Spanish with lots of Cuban skiing.
What are the primary religions (Include percentages)? What issues does religion cause within the country? With other countries?
Christianity is the main religion, predominantly the catholic denomination Santeria is one of the main religions in Cuba.
12. How old or young is your country? 13. When and how did it become an independent nation? 14. What recent and historical changes affect its world view? What is the most important person in the countrys history? Why? 1. Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, and with over 11 million people, it is also the most
populous, albeit with a much lower population density than most Caribbean nations. Its people, culture, and customs draw from diverse sources, such as the aboriginal Tano and Cooney peoples, the period of Spanish colonialism, the introduction of African slaves and its proximity to the United States. 2. Cuba ranks high in human development, has a 99.8% literacy rate and education at every level is freeman infant death rate lower than some developed countries and an average life expectancy at birth of 78 years] The country operates a national health system and assumes fiscal and administrative responsibility for the health care of all its citizens.
13. What kind of government does it have? 14. How will this affect its world view? (How is your government likely to feel about democracy and fair elections?) 1. They Socialist movement originally took many of the ideas of Karl Marx and his Communist
Manifesto for their own, but they warped them. Thus there is no truly Communist government anywhere in the world. If someone states the government is communist, they really mean socialist, but no one corrects them. The government of Cuba is not so good because it has a lot of injustices and the government is evil because the government just doesn't have the best interest of the people in mind. If you think the people are just paranoid to think a certain way, then maybe youre not willing to see the whole picture for what it is.
14. How wealthy is your country (include GDP and world ranking for GDP)? 15. How wealthy is the average person (include GDP per capita and world ranking for GDP-per capita)? 16. Is it more likely to give or receive foreign aid? Would the aid be more technical or economic? 1. Cuba is the most socially egalitarian of the world's nations. Apart from some governmental and
military officials, the highest salaries in the country are only 4 times the amount of the lowest salaries. This situation is changing rapidly toward greater inequality; although definitive statistics are not available, there is a great discrepancy between the earning capacity of those in contact with dollars and those without.
1,480 1,540 1,560 1,700 1,700 15. Describe the economy: Is it mostly capitalist (private businesses) or socialist (centrally planned/government controlled)? Is it mostly agricultural, industrial, or services (technology or tourism)? What are the most important natural resources? Is the economy diversified or dependent on a few key industries (Include industries by order of importance)? Is the economy changing? How? 1. The economy of Cuba is a largely centrally planned economy dominated by state-run enterprises
overseen by the Cuban government, though there remains significant foreign investment and private enterprise in Cuba. Most of the means of production are owned and run by the government, and most of the labor force is employed by the state, his economy grew intermittently under Castro until the collapse of the Soviet Union, which provided Cuba with $4 billion to $6 billion in subsidies annually. Between 1990 and 1993, Cuba's GDP declined by 33%, partially due to loss of Soviet subsidies. Yet Cuba has managed to retain high levels of healthcare and education. Corruption is common, though allegedly lower than in most
other countries in Latin America. However, in their book, Corruption in Cuba, Sergio Diaz-Briquettes and Jorge F. Prez-Lopez Servando state that Cuba has "institutionalized" corruption and that state-run monopolies, cronyism, and lack of accountability have made Cuba one of the world's most corrupt states.
16. What commodities (imports) does your country need most (Include amount and countries of origin)?
An approved customs broker must handle all customs transactions. A Spanish translation of all documents is required. Import and export transactions in Cuba are primarily controlled by state trading organizations (under the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade) called "empress." Each holds a monopoly over a particular area of trade. Goods may be inspected upon or after importation. If discrepancies are found, goods may be confiscated and/or import privileges suspended.
17. What are your countries biggest exports? Where are they sent? need (Include amount and countries of destination) 1. After facing years of troubled times due to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Cuba is on the
road to recovery. In fact the situation today is better than it has ever been since the economic crisis that the island faced in 1991. It was reported that the foreign trade balance has shown improvement for the very first time since the good old days with the Soviet Union. Exports have gone up to 44 percent and imports are also up 3 percent. Exports formed a total of $ 2.76 billion in the foreign trade total of $12.18 billion in 2006. Out of the total amount of foreign trade around $ 9.42 billion was imports. Cuba has had immense success in its service industries. In fact the service industries have played a big role in offsetting the trade deficit by over $ 6 billion. Of the commodities that Cubans export is nickel which is by far the most important material that has caused the boom in the economy. The amount for which nickel is exported is considerably high when you consider the state wages that are paid to the employees of the industry. It is estimated that nickel and cobalt exports yielded about $1.3 billion in 2006. The amount of unrefined nickel that was exported weighed in at 74,000 tons. The second biggest exports are in the form of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. Cuba also exports doctors to Venezuela in return for which it is given a considerable amount of oil on credit.
18. How developed is your country (Include your countrys Human Developing Index and HDI world ranking)? 19. How equally is your countrys income distributed (include GINI Index and World Ranking)? 20. How might your countrys level of development and income inequality affect its worldview? 1. Each year since 1990 the Human Development Report has published the Human Development Index
(HDI) which was introduced as an alternative to conventional measures of national development, such as level of income and the rate of economic growth. The HDI represents a push for a broader definition of wellbeing and provides a composite measure of three basic dimensions of human development: health, education and income. Between 1980 and 2012 Cuba's HDI rose by 0.8% annually from 0.626 to 0.780 today, which gives the country a rank of 59 out of 187 countries with comparable data. The HDI of Latin America and the Caribbean as a region increased from 0.574 in 1980 to 0.741 today, placing Cuba above the regional average. The HDI trends tell an important story both at the national and regional level and highlight the very large gaps in wellbeing and life chances that continue to divide our interconnected world. Learn more.
Human Development Index Year Cuba High Latin human America developm and the ent Caribbean 2012 0.780 0.758 0.741 2011 0.777 0.755 0.739 2010 0.775 0.753 0.736 2009 0.781 0.747 0.730 2008 0.779 0.745 0.729 2007 0.770 0.738 0.722 2006 0.755 0.732 0.715
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19. What regional-cultural-economic and military associations does your country have? (Example: The United States is regionally North American/ Western. Its culturally diverse and independent with strong European influences. Economically it is a member of the G-8, G-12, World Bank and several other worldwide economic organizations. Militarily it has many different alliances the most important of which is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that includes most European Countries.) 1. Cuba has developed a growing relationship with the People's Republic of China and Russia. In all,
Cuba continues to have formal relations with 160 nations, and provided civilian assistance workers principally medical in more than 20 nations. More than two million exiles have escaped to foreign countries. Cuba's present foreign minister is Bruno Rodrguez Parallax. Cuba is currently a lead country on the United Nations Human Rights Council, and is a founding member of the organization known as the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, a member of the Latin American Integration Association and the United Nations. Cuba is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and hosted its September 2006 summit. In addition as a member of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Cuba was re-appointed as the chair- of the special committee on transportation issues for the Caribbean region
20. Based on spending, what does your country value most: Health, Military, or Education (Include GNP % for each)? 1. By the 1950s, the island had some of the most positive health indices in the Americas, not far behind
the United States and Canada. Cuba was one of the leaders in terms of life expectancy, and the number of doctors per thousand of the population ranked above Britain, France and Holland. In Latin America it ranked in third place after Uruguay and Argentina. There remained marked inequalities however. Most of Cuba's doctors were based in the relatively prosperous cities and regional towns, and conditions in rural areas, notably Oriented, were significantly worse. Only 8% of the rural population had access to healthcare. The mortality rate was the third lowest in the world.
What human rights issues does your country have? What does your government say about these issues? What do other countries and international organizations say about these issues?
Human rights in Cuba are under the scrutiny of Human Rights Watch, who accuse the Cuban government of systematic human rights abuses, including torture, arbitrary imprisonment, unfair trials, and extrajudicial execution. According to Human Rights Watch, even though Cuba, officially atheist until 1992, now "permits greater opportunities for religious expression than it did in past years, and has allowed several religious-run humanitarian groups to operate, the government still maintains tight control on religious institutions, affiliated groups, and individual believers." Censorship in Cuba has also been at the center of complaints And the government said that the problem that Cuba have can resolved and the other countries said that Cuba is a place whit many problems.
What ethnic and minority issues does your country have? How much political and legal equality is there for minority groups? How much social and economic equality is there for minority groups?
Large sections of minority ethnic women are more than twice as likely to be unemployed as their white counterparts, with some removing their hijabs or making their names sound more English to try to beat discrimination, a report from MPs and peers says. A commonly stated goal among these movements is social equality for LGBT people. Some have also focused on building LGBT communities or worked towards liberation for the broader society from heterosexism and homophobia. LGBT movements organized today are made up of a wide range of political activism and cultural activity, including lobbying, street marches, social groups, media, art, and research. Model minority, also overachieving minority or over-represented minority refers to some minority ethnic, racial, or religious group whose members are most often perceived to achieve a higher degree of success than the population average. It is most commonly applied to ethnic minorities. This
success is typically measured in income, education, and related factors such as low crime rate and high family stability.
23. How much political and legal equality is there for women? 24. How much social and economic equality is there for women? 1. The rights of women in Cuba are guaranteed by law, equality for women being 2. one of the fundamental measures taken to achieve social justice, the main 3. Objective of the Revolution. 4. The Labor Code ensures equal rights and opportunities for women in all 5. Fields of work. They are assured an equal salary for equal work. 6. All legal entitlements, such as those pertaining to health and safety in the 7. workplace, holiday, pension and sickness entitlements apply equally to 8. Women and men. Social security benefits apply equally to women and men. 9. Special provision is made for single mothers, widows and divorcees. 10. All women in employment have the right to maternity leave before and 11. After the birth of the child. 12. Equality of access is ensured in both education and health provision. 13. The Civil and Family Codes explicitly give women equal status within the 14. Home, family and marriage and with respect to their parental rights. 15. Women have the right to family planning with recourse to abortion 16. (Legalized in 1965) if necessary. 24. What legal freedoms if any do your citizens lack? (Examples: Free legal aid, public trials, innocent until proven guilty, due process, freedom from arbitrary search & seizure, freedom from torture, etc.)From torture, etc.) 1. Cuban law limits freedom of expression, association, assembly, movement, and the press. Concerns
have also been expressed about the operation of due process. According to Human Rights Watch, even though Cuba, officially atheist until 1992, now "permits greater opportunities for religious expression than it did in past years, and has allowed several religious-run humanitarian groups to operate, the government still maintains tight control on religious institutions, affiliated groups, and individual believers." Censorship in Cuba has also been at the center of complaints
25. What legal freedoms do you officially have that other countries and international organizations say you dont protect? 1. Freedom of movement, mobility rights or the right to travel is a human right concept that
the constitutions of numerous states respect. It asserts that a citizen of a state in which that citizen is present has the liberty to travel, reside in, and/or work in any part of the state where one pleases within the limits of respect for the liberty and rights of others, and to leave that state and return at any time. Some immigrants' rights advocates assert that human beings have a fundamental human right to mobility not only within a state but between states.