1. Tyler Knorr

3. The meaning of the colors for the flag are: White- Peace and Honesty Blue- vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice Red- hardiness, bravery, strength & valour

4.  President  Raul Castro  Total Area  42,803 sq mi.  Population  11,477,459  Monetary Unit  Cuban Peso Raul Castro

5.  January 2008  17 months after have intestinal surgery 81 year old Castro released that he was not healthy  Castro ended his 49 years of power by retiring

6.  Cuba is the largest island of the West Indies.  Cuba is also the farthest west of the Indies.  Cuba has a lot of mountains in the south.

7.  April 19, 2011  Jose Ramon Machado is in the 2 nd highest position in the Communist Party.

8.  1961  U.S. backed group of Cuban exiles invaded Cuba.  The invasion was okayed by President John Kennedy.  He refused to give air support.

9.  1962  A soviet attempted to install medium- range missiles Capable of striking U.S. with Nuclear Warheads

10.  February 2008  Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque signed the International Covenant on economic, social, and cultural rights. Felipe Perez Roque

11.  Two cultures have influenced Cuba the most  Spanish & African

12.  The average income of a Cuban Citizen is about 20 American dollars.