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-Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida.
-Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida.
-Geography: Mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast. The climate is tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October).
-Population: 11,087,330 (July 2011 est.)
-Current government type: Communist state
-Political state:Communist state
-Education and literacy rates: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8%
-Languages: Spanish (official)
-Religions: nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented
-Birth rates: 9.99 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
-Death rates: 7.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
-Life expectancy: total population: 77.7 years
male: 75.46 years
female: 80.08 years
-Ethnic groups: white 65.1%, mulatto and mestizo 24.8%, black 10.1%
-Legal system: based on Spanish civil law and influenced by American legal concepts with large elements of Communist legal theory; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
-Suffrage (voting rights); 16 years of age; universal
-Unemployment rate: 2% (2010 est.)
-Population below poverty line: NA%
-Industries: sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals
-Communications: 1.168 million telephones, 443,000 celullars
-Military service: 17-28 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation; both sexes subject to military service
-Transnational issues: Disputes ;US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the facility can terminate the lease
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