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The Republic of Cuba Henry Fulghum

The Republic of Cuba Henry Fulghum. Location . Agricultural map of Cuba. Topographical map of Cuba . The Republic of Cuba. Map of Cuba in respect with Latin America . Population. Population density map of Cuba. Population Composition: Total: 11 million people Ethnic Groups:

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The Republic of Cuba Henry Fulghum

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  1. The Republic of Cuba Henry Fulghum

  2. Location Agricultural map of Cuba Topographical map of Cuba The Republic of Cuba Map of Cuba in respect with Latin America

  3. Population Population density map of Cuba • Population Composition: • Total: 11 million people • Ethnic Groups: • Mestizo: 24.8% • White: 65.1% • African Descent: 10.1% • Main Language: Spanish • Age Distribution: • 0-14 = 17.3% • 15-64 = 71 % • 65+ = 11.7% Male and Female populations, 1990 Projected Male and Female populations, 2020

  4. Economy • Economic Dynamics: • Unemployment Rate: 1.6% • No income distribution • No GINI coefficient • Economic Growth Rate: 1.5% • Top 3 Industries: • Sugar • Petroleum • Tabacco Both tobacco and sugar have remained major industries in Cuba since its colonization Chart of Cuban GDP, 2005

  5. Government and Relations • Government • Gained Independence on May 20th, 1902 from Spanish rule. • Is currently a Communist State. • Relations with US • Is currently hostile on account of: • Violent removal of American backed Dictator Batista by Fidel Castro • US’s repeated attempts of invasion and foreign intervention. Bay of Pigs, a US attempted invasion of Cuba Castro during the Cuban Revolution U.S. backed dictator, Fulgencio Batista

  6. Fidel Castro – Historical Figure • Biography • Trained as Lawyer in Havana • Is a revolutionary who helped in the overthrow of several dictators, the most infamous of which being RafaelTrujillo in the DominicanRepublic, and FulgenciaBatista in Cuba. • Became the Prime Minister of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution, and placed it under a CommunistRegime in 1959. • Currently is still alive, but has given power to his brother, Raul. Fidel Castro, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba Castro, pictured right, in his later years as the Prime Minister

  7. Historical Events War of 1895 Cuban attempt at independence from Spain Cuban Missile Crisis; the Soviets place nuclear warheads on Cuban soil 1895 1953 - 1959 1962 1953-1959 Cuban Revolution, and removal of Fulgencio Batista by Castro and Che Guevara

  8. Santeria – Cultural Feature • Santeria • Has a major religious presence in Cuba. • Is a blend of Catholicism and traditional Yaruba/Local relgions. • After 1959, and especially in the 1970’s, the relationship between religion and government changed, with partial religious freedom. • Full religious freedom allowed in 1992 Right – Traditional figures in Santeria. Most figures are often physical blends of Yaruba and Catholic images. Santeria often involves the sacrifice of animals Traditional Santeria clothing

  9. Current Events Recent Oil Drilling Cuba has begun a drilling program to secure what they believe is 5 billion barrels of oil off of its coast. Effects/Importance: Cuba is a very independent country, and where they originally relied on Venezuelan oil, by claiming this oil for itself, it can lessen its dependence on foreign resources and become even more independent. Foreign Energy Dependence Cuban Oil Rig Property Reforms For the first time in years, Cuba has allowed its citizens to buy and sell property. Previous attempts at this has met with less than satisfactory results. Effects/Importance: When first allowed, housing prices sky rocketed and the complicated property laws allowed for a collapse in the housing market. With more recent reforms, it’s interesting to see how Cuban laws may be forced to become more liberal to simply allow success. Intense Liberal Law Reforms U.S. Embargo on Cuba Repealed Last year, the economic and political embargo on Cuba was lifted in an overwhelming United Nations vote. Effects/Importance: With the lifting of the embargo, Cuba has now been granted greater access to the rest of the world, perhaps comfortably for the first time in decades. Global Isolation from UN

  10. Bibliography • https://www.cia.gov/library/publbccxications/the-world-factbook/ • http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/santeria/ • http://unstats.un.org/unsd/databases.htm • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5598311 • http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2011/09/04/cuba-chasing-5-billion-barrels-of-undiscovered-oil-u-s-intervenes/ • http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=15013 • http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/15/c_131139774.htm

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