2. Cuba is an island nation in the
Caribbean. Cuba consists of
it’s main land, Isla de la
Juventud and then several
archipelagos.
Havana is the largest city in
Cuba and is their nation’s
capital.
To the north of Cuba is the
US, the Bahamas, and Mexico
to the west.
Cuba is home to over 11
million people and is the most
populous island in the
Caribbean.
Cuba has a 99.8% literacy rate
and an infant death rate lower
than some developed
countries.
3. In 1942, Christopher Columbus landed Fidel Castro and people
in Cuba. He claimed the island the new
Kingdom of Spain. of the East.
From 1868, Independence form Spain
was their motive.
Finally on May 20, 1902, Cuba gained
it’s independence from the US, as the
“Republic of Cuba.”
“Cuba had Latin America's highest per
capita consumption rates of
meat, vegetables, cereals, automobiles,
telephones and radios, though this
consumption was largely by the small
elite class and foreigners.”
In 1952, Fidel Castro entered Cuba with
all of his forces. He was a communist
and the Cuban government turned for
the worst.
He had a long rule and finally in
2008, Castro announced his resignation
as President of Cuba.
4. Cuba jets out to the Gulf of
Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean.
It is the 16th largest island
in the world by land area.
The land consists of mostly
flat to rolling plains from
the Sierra Maestra
mountains.
The local climate is tropical
and has a drier season from
November to April.
Cuba is prone to hurricanes
because it is right at the
entrance of the Gulf of
Mexico.
5. According to the 2002
census, the population of Cuba
was 11,177,743.
Cuba consists of mixed races
such as, whites, blacks, and
mulattoes and has a vast
variety of mixed
intermarriages.
People of African decent is said
to consist of about 60% of the
population.
Immigration and emigration is
said to have played a part in
the demographic of Cuba in
the 20th century.
The language of Cuba is
Spanish. Haitian Creole is the
second largest language in
Cuba.
