FAST FACTS

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Full Country name: Republic of Cuba
Area: 110,860 sq km (42,803 sq miles)
Population:11,477,459
Capital City: Havana (population 2 200 000)
People: 60% Spanish descent, 22% mixed-race, 11% African descent, 1% Chinese
Official Language: Spanish
Religion: 47% Catholic, 4% Protestant, 2% Santería (many Catholics also practice Santería)
Government: Communist State
President: Raúl Castro
GDP: $111.1 billion
GDP per capita: $9,700
Annual growth: 1.4%
Inflation: 4.3%
Major Industries: sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rum, pharmaceuticals, machinery and steel products, food processing, forestry, and petroleum
Major trading partners: Canada, Spain, Italy, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Venezuela.
Currency: Cuban Peso (CUC$)

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