Wikipedia: Cuba/Geography

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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Florida

Caribbean?, island between the [Caribbean Sea]? and the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Florida

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Central America and the Caribbean

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border countries:
US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km

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border countries:
US Naval Base at [Guantanamo Bay]? 29 km

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Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Marine Life Conservation

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<a name="People">People</a>

Population:
11,141,997 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:
21% (male 1,221,602; female 1,157,846)

15-64 years:
69% (male 3,849,135; female 3,829,599)

65 years and over:
10% (male 503,711; female 580,104) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.39% (2000 est.)

Birth rate:
12.68 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate:
7.31 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate:
-1.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female

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

total population:
1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
7.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:
76.21 years

male:
73.84 years

female:
78.73 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.6 children born/woman (2000 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:
95.7%

male:
96.2%

female:
95.3% (1995 est.)

People - note:
illicit migration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, or falsified visas; some 3,800 Cubans took to the Florida Straits in 1999; the US Coast Guard interdicted about 40% of these migrants

Location: Caribbean?, island between the [Caribbean Sea]? and the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Florida

Geographic coordinates: 21 30 N, 80 00 W

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 110,860 sq km
land: 110,860 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

Land boundaries:
total: 29 km
border countries: US Naval Base at [Guantanamo Bay]? 29 km
note: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and thus remains part of Cuba

Coastline: 3,735 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October)

Terrain: mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Pico Turquino 2,005 m

Natural resources: cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land

Land use:
arable land: 24%
permanent crops: 7%
permanent pastures: 27%
forests and woodland: 24%
other: 18% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 9,100 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards: the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to October (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common

Environment - current issues: pollution of Havana Bay; overhunting threatens wildlife populations; deforestation

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Marine Life Conservation

Geography - note: largest country in Caribbean