Cuba - Tourism and Travel

The Republic of Cuba is located in the Caribbean Sea. It consists of the island of Cuba and many islets and cays.

The island of Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean.

Cuba has an area of 42,803 square kilometers (110,860 square miles).

Most of the island of Cuba is flat. There are mountains in the southeast.

Cuba has a tropical climate, which is moderated by winds from the sea.

11,204,000 people live in Cuba. About 20% live in and around Havana, the capital.

66% of the people are white, 12% are black and 22% are mixed race.

Spanish is the official language.

The Cuban economy has suffered form the withdrawal of subsidies and aid from the former Soviet Union, but it is slowly recovering.

Cuba's income primarily comes from sugar.

However, there is a growing tourism industry.

Remittances from workers abroad are an important source of foreign income.

Cuba has been importing capital goods in order to start up new manufacturing businesses, so that its economic base will be more diverse.

The official currency of Cuba is the peso, which is equal to 100 centavos.

Cuba is a communist one-party state.