The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Geography - note:

       largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater

       Antilles

      People Cuba

      Population:

       11,346,670 (July 2005 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 19.6% (male 1,139,644/female 1,079,412)

       15–64 years: 70.1% (male 3,977,110/female 3,975,818)

       65 years and over: 10.4% (male 540,720/female 633,966) (2005 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 35.36 years

       male: 34.73 years

       female: 35.98 years (2005 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       0.33% (2005 est.)

      Birth rate:

       12.03 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Death rate:

       7.19 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       −1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 6.33 deaths/1,000 live births

       male: 7.11 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 5.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 77.23 years

       male: 74.94 years

       female: 79.65 years (2005 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       1.66 children born/woman (2005 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       3,300 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       less than 200 (2003 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Cuban(s) adjective: Cuban

      Ethnic groups:

       mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1%

      Religions:

       nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power;

       Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also

       represented

      Languages:

       Spanish

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 97%

       male: 97.2%

       female: 96.9% (2003 est.)

      People - note:

       illicit migration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart

       the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers,

       direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime

       routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and

       overland via the southwest border

      Government Cuba

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Republic of Cuba

       conventional short form: Cuba

       local long form: Republica de Cuba

       local short form: Cuba

      Government type:

       Communist state

      Capital:

       Havana

      Administrative divisions:

       14 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 special

       municipality* (municipio especial); Camaguey, Ciego de Avila,

       Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla

       de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio,

       Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara

      Independence:

       20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US

       from 1898 to 1902)

      National holiday:

       Independence Day, 10 December (1898); note - 10 December 1898 is

       the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of

       independence from US administration; Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953)

      Constitution:

       24 February 1976; amended July 1992 and June 2002

      Legal system:

       based on Spanish and American law, with large elements of Communist

       legal theory; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

       16 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President of the Council of State and President of

       the Council of Ministers Fidel CASTRO Ruz (prime minister from

       February 1959 until 24 February 1976 when office was abolished;

       president since 2 December 1976); First Vice President of the

       Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of

       Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (since 2 December 1976); note - the

       president is both the chief of state and head of government

       head of government: President of the Council of State and President

       of the Council of Ministers Fidel CASTRO Ruz (prime minister from

       February 1959 until 24 February 1976 when office was abolished;

       president since 2 December 1976); First Vice President of the

       Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of

       Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (since 2 December 1976); note - the

       president is both the chief of state and head of government

       cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the

       Council of State and appointed by the National Assembly or the

       31-member Council of State, elected by the Assembly to act on its

       behalf when it is not in session

       elections: president and vice presidents elected by the National

       Assembly for a term of five years; election last held 6 March 2003

       (next to be held in 2008)

       election results: Fidel CASTRO Ruz reelected president; percent of

       legislative vote - 100%; Raul CASTRO Ruz elected vice president;

       percent of legislative vote - 100%

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