Cuba
Location: West Indies, North of Caribbean Sea; 90 miles South
of the United States
Area: 44,218 square miles
Population: 10,800,000
Government: Marxist people's republic
Largest cities: Havana (capital), Santiago de Cuba, CamagUey
Language: Spanish
Ethnic groups: Spanish, African descent
Religion: Roman Catholic
Chief industries: Oil refining, textiles, chemicals, food
processing, sugar
refining
Chief crops: Sugar, tobacco, coffee, pineapples, citrus fruits,
rice
Minerals: Nickel, iron, copper, manganese, cobalt
Leading exports: Sugar, coffee, shellfish, nickel, tobacco
Leading imports: Oil, foodstuffs, machinery
Monetary unit: Peso