1. By: Conner Black

2. Culture Religion:  85% of Cuba is catholic Clothes: Most people prefer lighter weight, casual clothing To them clean is important Women of all ages wear slacks, jeans, short skirts, blouses, and canvas shoes, or sandals. Dresses are only worn for special events. Men wear long pants, jeans, and t-shirts in everyday situations.

3. Culture Continued More formally they may wear a “guayabera” a style of square cut shirt. Primary and secondary schools student wear uniforms as do the students of a medical collage. Greetings: Men greet with “que tal?” Which means how are you doing? Men often shake hands when entering a home or greeting group of people. Most women kiss each other on the cheek once and off a verbal greeting.

4. Culture Continued Common verbal greetings include: Buenos dais (good morning) Buenos tardes (good afternoon) Buenos noches (good evening) Adios (good bye) Foods: Plantains Often have pork in many meals White and Yellow rice Tomatoes

5. Culture Continued Pepper Fruits Sea food like fish and crabs Black beans Bread Corn Lots of other produce.

6. Government structure Cuba is a socialist state, and its constitution regards the communist party as the leading force. Cuba has 14 provinces and 1 special municipality(isle of youth) The legislative authority is vested in the national assembly of power. Special communities nominate approved candidates to run for the assembly, which has 614 seats.

7. Government structure Continued The nation of assembly elects from its membership the council of state as the sitting legislator Executive authority is vested in the council of national ministers whose members are appointed by the national assembly upon the proposal of the chief of state. Municipal and provincial assemblies deal with local affairs. The voting age in Cuba is only 16 as in America it is 18.

8. Government structure Continued Issues/ economy They are ruled under a director named Fidel Castro. He is the communist leader of Cuba. The U.S. has banned importing goods such as cars into Cuba. Cars are not the only thing that is no longer able to be imported into there. The ban started during the cold war when Cuba agreed to store missiles for the Soviet Union.

9. Economy The GDP for Cuba is $114,100,000,000 (USD) The GDP per capital is $9,900 (USD) Cuba’s inflation rate is 0.70% The labor force is 5,164,000 The labor force by occupation is agriculture 24%; industry 25%; services 51% Cuba’s unemployment rate is 2.00%

10. Economy Continued  Fiscal year is the calendar year. The annual budget is $46,510,000,000 (USD) Industries that Cuba is in are sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, and agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals. Agricultural products are sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock. The currency for Cuba is the Cuban Peso (CUP) Cuba has a very poor economy

11. Economy Continued Mexico and Canada are Cuba’s most important trading partners. Without them Cuba would be very poor like Haiti. The U.S. no longer does trade with Cuba. Cuba helped the Russians hide nuclear missiles. Fidel Castro is the dictator.

12. Demographics Percent of Population Ages 0 to 14 is 17.30% Number of children 0 to 14 that are males is 984,607 Number of children 0 to 14 that are females is 931,167 Percent of Population Ages 15 to 64 is 71.10% Males ages 15 to 64 is 3,947,047 Females ages 15 to 64 is 3,932,128

13. Demographics Continued Cuba’s population growth rate is - 0.10% The birth rate is 9.99 births/1,000 population The death rate is 7.47 deaths/ 1,000 population Cuba’s net migration is -3.56/ 1,000 population Cuba’s infant mortality rate is 4.90 deaths/ 1,000 live births

14. Demographics Continued Cuba’s life expectancy is 77.70 Cuba’s total fertility rate 1.44 children born/woman Cuba’s sex ratio (at birth) 1.06 males/females Cuba’s sex ratio (under 15 years) 1.06 males/females

15. Demographics Continued The percent of population over 64 is 11.70% Males over 64 is 583,757.00 Females over 64 is 708,624.00 The median age for Cuba is 38.40 The median age for male is 37.60 The median age for female is 39.20

16. Geography  Cuba’s climate is tropical like Florida.  Sometimes it can get up to the upper nineties.  The humidity makes it feel like a hundred degrees.  Cuba’s mean temperature is 77F (25ºC)  In the coldest months it is about 70 to 80 degrees.  It has a tropical climate because it is completely surrounded by water.  Cuba is relatively flat and has lots of trees and coastline.  The national boundaries of Cuba are the Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic, and the Caribbean Sea.

17. Geography continued  There are no national parks in Cuba.  Most of Cuba is inhabited.  Cuba has a wide verity of sea life.  There are giant sea turtles, Cuban saltwater crocodiles, flamingos, and many others birds.  The ocean is a huge part of Cuba.