Capital:
Havana
Area:
110,860 sq km / 42,820 sq ml
Language:
Spanish
Currency:
Cuban Peso
Population:
11,263,429
Life expectancy:
74 (men), 78 (women)
Literacy rate:
95%
Religions:
Roman Catholic, Episcopalians, Methodists
Physical features:
Low hills, with Sierra Maestra mountains in the south east - there is 3,380 km / 2,100 ml of coastline, with deep bays, sandy beaches, coral islands and reefs
Ethnic distribution:
Mixed Spanish and African - Spanish and Indian
Exports:
Sugar, tobacco, coffee, nickel, fish and shellfish, minerals, citrus fruits, cigars
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