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Cuba

Cuba. By Jacy and Ballmer. Location. Off the Coast of Florida in the Caribbean Cuba is about a 42,000 square mile island. Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean. People Of Cuba. Population - 11,451,652 (As of July 2010)

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Cuba

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  1. Cuba By Jacy and Ballmer

  2. Location Off the Coast of Florida in the Caribbean Cuba is about a 42,000 square mile island. Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean.

  3. People Of Cuba • Population - 11,451,652 (As of July 2010) • Ethnic Groups - 65.1% White, 24.8% Mulatto and Mestizo, 10.1% Black. • Language - Spanish • Age Distribution - 0-14 years: 18.3%, 15-64 years: 70.4%, 65 years and over: 11.2%

  4. Demographics • Labor Forces – Agriculture: 4.3%, Industry: 21.6%, Services: 74% • Unemployment rate – 1.7% • Wealth Distribution – Lowest 10%: NA%, Highest 10%: NA% • Agriculture - sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock

  5. Industries • Industries: Sugar, Petroleum, Tobacco, with the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry as they’re fastest growing industry. Sugar Cane Petroleum Tobacco

  6. Current Issues • Lack of free speech and full democracy • US Cuban embargo causes certain economic hardships for Cuba • Disease http://www.banderasnews.com/0909/images/endembargo.jpg

  7. Relation With US • Negative • Trade embargo • Buried hostilities • Fidel Castro being the source http://www.freewebs.com/rock4supremeoverlord/castro1.gif

  8. Historical Events • Cuban missile crisis • Fidel Castro coming to power • Transfer of power from Fidel to Raul

  9. Cuba

  10. Bibliography • http://blogforcuba.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/raul_2.jpg • http://www.cubavacationstravel.com/cubamaps/maps/Matanzas/Playa_Larga.jpg • http://www.thehipp.org/perspectives/2005_2006/wings/batista.jpg • http://cuba.com/ • http://www.tofocus.info/flag-of-Cuba.php • http://unstats.un.org/unsd/databases.htm • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ • http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&expIds=25657,26515&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=cuba+photos

  11. THANKS FOR LISTENING!

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