Cuba

 

 

Geographics

Location Carribean
Capital Havana
Type of Government Socialist Republic
Total Area 110,860 sq. km
Coastline 5,746 km

Economy

GDP 13.18 bn pesos (1995 est.)
GDP Growth n/a %
GDP per Capita 1,179 pesos (1994 est.)
Economy by Sectors:
- Agriculture (sugarcane, tabacco, citrus fruits, coffee, tubers and vegetables) n/a %
- Industry (sugar milling and refining, petroleum extraction and refining, chemicals, pharmaceutical and biotechnical products, metals ) n/a %
- Services (n/a ) n/a %

Contact Information

AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States):
Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations
315 Lexington Avenue and 38th Street
New York, N.Y. 10016
Telephone: 689-7215; Telefax: 779-1697
Email: cubun@undp.org
Contact in Cuba :
n/a

Demographics

Population 10,998,500
Population Growth 0.35%
Labor Force n.a.
Life Expectancy at Birth 75 years
Literacy 98%

Foreign Trade

Exports (f.o.b.) n.a.
Commodities:
sugar, nickel, shellfish, tabacco, medical products, citrus, coffee, biotechnology products
Partners:
n.a.
Imports (f.o.b.) n.a.
Commodities:
petroleum, food, machinery, chemicals
Partners:
n.a.



Cuba on the Internet

Homepage of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the UN
Official Republic of Cuba Webpage
UN/CSD Information on Cuba

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