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Cuba
is the largest country in the Carribean, located south of Florida between
the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. With a total land area of
110,860 sq km, this island is slightly smaller than Pennsylvania.
Government
type is a communist state with the capital in Havana, where head of state
and Cuban Commmunist Party (CCP) leader Fidel Castro Ruz,
the National Assembly,
Council of Ministers and Council of State reside.
Population
is 11.3 million with a 0.6% rate of natural increase.
Language
spoken is Spanish.
Economy
is largely state-run and considered less developed. Numerous reforms have
been employed in recent years in attempt to develop, with some success.
GDP per capita is approximately US$1,700, with 25% of the workforce in
agriculture, 24% in industry, and 54% in services.
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