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| AREA |
110,860
sq km (42,803 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
11,059,000 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
99.8 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Havana |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
2,175,995 (1993). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
Cuba is the largest
Caribbean island, about the size of England,
and the most westerly of the Greater Antilles
group, lying 145km (90 miles) south of Florida.
A quarter of the country is fairly mountainous.
West of Havana is the narrow Sierra de los
Organos, rising to 750m (2461ft) and containing
the Guaniguanicos hills in the west. South
of the Sierra is a narrow strip of 2320
sq km (860 sq miles) where the finest Cuban
tobacco is grown. The Trinidad Mountains,
starting in the centre, rise to 1100m (3609ft)
in the east. Encircling the port of Santiago
are the rugged mountains of the Sierra Maestra.
A quarter of the island is covered with
mountain forests of pine and mahogany. |
| GOVERNMENT |
Socialist Republic.
Gained independence from Spain in 1898.
Head of State and Government: President
Fidel Castro Ruz since 1959. |
| LANGUAGE |
The official language
is Spanish. Some English, French, German,
Italian and Russian are spoken. |
| RELIGION |
Roman Catholic majority. |
| STANDARD TIME |
GMT - 5. |
| ELECTRICITY |
110/120 volts AC, 60Hz.
American-style flat 2-pin plugs are generally
used, except in certain large hotels where
the European round 2-pin plug is standard |
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