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A Brief History of Cuba

     

Jose Marti                           Fidel Castro                         Che      

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Facts at a Glance

Full country name: Republic of Cuba
Area: 110,860 sq km
Population: 11 million
Capital city: Havana (pop 2,200,000)
People: 60% Spanish descent, 22% mulatto, 11% African descent, 1% Chinese
Language: Spanish
Religion: 47% Catholic, 4% Protestant, 2% Afro-American Spiritist
Government: Communist republic
Head of State: Fidel Castro

Environment

Cuba lies just 90 miles to the South of Florida and is largest Island in the Caribbean covering 42,804 sq miles. Approximately 25% of the country is mountainous while the rest is relatively flat.  The southern coast lies up against the Caribbean Sea. The North coast lies against the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Cuba is lined with many keys and coral reefs along both the North and South coastlines. The climate is considered semitropical with an average annual temperature of 24 degrees Celsius.


 

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