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By Charles Somers
GeographyCuba has a total land
area of 110,860 km2 (42,803.3 sq mi). It has 3,735 km (2,321 mi) of coastline and 29 km (18 mi) of land borders
Cuba is the largest country by land area in the Caribbean
GeographyIts main island is
the seventeenth-largest island in the world by land area
Terrain is mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast
PeopleWhite Cubans
(65.05%) comes primarily from Spaniards
Afro-Cubans compose 10.08% to 23.84%
East Asian/Oriental origins make up 1% of the population
People5,597,233 men and 5,580,510 womenThe United States
is home to the largest number of Cubans outside Cuba
Since 1959, over a million Cubans have left the island
CultureAs a former colony
of Spain, Spanish is spoken in Cuba
Baseball is the most commonly played game. Introduced by American dockworkers in Havana in the 19th century
CultureThe music of Cuba,
is mostly of European (Spanish) and African origin
present day are creolized fusions and mixtures of these two
Almost nothing remains of the original Indian traditions.
HistoryColumbus sighted in
1492 claimed for Spain
Ten Years War in 1878
In 1902, the United States handed over control to a Cuban government
Bay of pigs April 1961
HistoryIn 1965 Cuba
supported a rebellion of adherents of Lumumba
In the 1970s and 1980s Cuba stepped up its military presence abroad
In 2006 Fidel Castro took ill and moved out of the public light and into a hospital
sourcesGoogle imagesWikipediahttp://www.historyofcuba.com/cuba.htm