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BASIC DATA OF THE COUNTRY
Official name:
Republic of Cuba
Territory:
109. 884, 01 km2
Capital:
Havana
Official language:
Spanish
Symbols:
Flag of the Solitary Star, National Anthem of Cuba, National Shield of Cuba.
Attributes:
Palma Real (National Tree), White Butterfly (National Flower); Tocororo (National Bird).
Time zone:
The time zone is GMT -5.
Weather: Tropical humid (81% on average), with two fundamental seasons in the year: one from November to April and another from May to October, both have approximately the same duration and relatively few temperature differences. The average annual temperature is 25 ° C. The warmest month is July, with fluctuations between 26 ° and 30 ° C and the coldest month of January with an average of minimums between 20 ° and 22 ° C. Hurricanes and cold fronts are the meteorological events that most affect the country. The average annual rainfall is 1 268.0 mm.
The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago, with an area of 109,884, 01 km2 composed of the Island of Cuba with an area of 107,464.74 km2, the Isle of Youth with 2 419.27 km2, and some 4 200 adjacent cays and islets, with a surface area of 3 126.41 km2, has a land area of 106 757.60 km2.
Its population is settled in the Island of Cuba and the Isle of Youth, the rest of the archipelago is almost depopulated, with the exception of the tourist centers that are found in some keys.
It is the largest of the Caribbean islands, in which it enjoys a strategic position, 150 km from the United States (Florida) to the North, 77 km from Haiti to the East, about 140 km from Jamaica to the South and about 210 km from Mexico (Yucatán) to the West.
The territory of Cuba is 70% fertile plain, but it has important mountain ranges: the Guaniguanico mountain range in the west of the country, Guamuhaya mountains in the south central part, Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountains and Sierra Maestra in the east. The highest elevation in the country is the Turquino Real Peak, which is located in the Sierra Maestra with a height of 1 974 m (5 933 ft) above sea level.
Its position and configuration, elongated and narrow, conditions its fluvial network, which has two slopes, North and South. The beaches have a great tourist attraction and are being exploited as one of the main economic resources of the country.
The length of the rivers is small, 82% of them have between 50-200 km, the largest river is the Cauto with 343km in length and an area of the basin of 8,969 km2.
Administrative divition:
There is in Cuba since January 1, 2011, a new political and administrative division, to which the provinces of Artemisa and Mayabeque are incorporated.Currently the country is divided into 15 provinces and a special municipality and 167 municipalities. The provinces are: Pinar del Río, Artemisa, Havana, Mayabeque, Matanzas, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo and the special municipality Isla de Juventud .
Main cities: The most important cities for their economic development are: Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, Camagüey, Santa Clara and Cienfuegos.
Population: 11 238 317 million inhabitants (2014)
Population density:
102.3 inhab / km2. (2014)
Growth rate:
2.5 / 1000 inhabitants (2014)
Religion: Lay country with freedom of worship. Catholic and Afro-Cuban religions predominate, although other Christian denominations and other cults also exist.
Ethnic groups:
It is one of the most heterogeneous populations in the world, white (64.1%), black (9.3%), mulatto or mestizo (26.6%) intermingle.