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Cuba

Riley Mehring Ashley Rotonto. Cuba. Statistics. Population Breakup (2002) Black: 10% White: 65% Mulatto: 25% Spanish Natives Taíno. 11,451,652 (July 2010 est.) 0-14 years: 18.3% 15-64 years: 70.4% 65 years and over: 11.2% (2010 est.). Demographics. Unemployment

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Cuba

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  1. Riley Mehring Ashley Rotonto Cuba

  2. Statistics • Population Breakup (2002) • Black: 10% • White: 65% • Mulatto: 25% • Spanish • Natives Taíno • 11,451,652 (July 2010 est.) • 0-14 years: 18.3% • 15-64 years: 70.4% • 65 years and over: 11.2% (2010 est.)

  3. Demographics • Unemployment • Standard Workweek- 44 Hours • 1.7% (2009 est.) • 1.6% (2008 est.) • Lower Rates Than Most Latin American Countries • Wealth Distribution • Average Worker- 400 Pesos • Doctor- 700 Pesos

  4. Leadership • Communist Government • Head of Government • Raul Castro • Spain Rule Until • December 10,1898 • Independence from U.S. • May 20, 1902

  5. Current Issues • Emigration • 2 Million Cuban Immigrants in the U.S. • Human Rights • Limited Freedom of Speech • Bad Working Conditions • Economic Situation • Dependent • Black Market • Poor Living Conditions

  6. Main Industries • Fishing • 23% of Cuba’s Exports • Tuna, Hake, Needlefish • Sugar • 27% of Cuban Export • Traditional Economy Based Upon

  7. Main Industries Cont. • Tobacco • 9% of Cuba’s Exports • Accounts for $240 million • 13% of Cubans in Manufacturing are Employed by Tobacco Companies Tobacco Export Regions

  8. Historical Events • Independence from Spain • Invasion of Guantanamo Bay • Treaty of Paris Ended Spanish rule • Revolution of Cuba 1950’s • Former President Batista then Fidel Castro Took Power • Thousands Killed- Hundreds of Thousands Fled • Rule of Fidel Castro (1959-2008) • Socialist/Communist State • Bad U.S. Relations Began

  9. Relations with U.S. • Hostile • Travel Restrictions • Embargo Since 1960 • Fidel Castro & Missile Crisis • Diplomatic Isolation Since 1961

  10. Bibliography • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html • 9/8/10 • http://www.edutourstocuba.com/cuba/cuba_lang.html • 9/8/10 • http://www.topuertorico.org/reference/taino.shtml • 9/8/10 • http://www.worldpress.org/maps/north_america.cfm • 9/10/10 • http://www.drakecentral.info/cuba/Tobacco/home.htm • 9/10/10 • http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/cuba/canada-cuba-trade.html • 9/11/10 • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/257242/Havana/61520/Industry • 9/11/10 • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/145542/Cuba/54403/Agriculture-forestry-and-fishing • 9/11/10 • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/145542/Cuba/54400/Demographic-trends • 9/11/10 • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2129.html • 9/11/10 • http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456978/img/1154617086.gif • 9/11/10 • http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2886.htm • 9/12/10 • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html • 9/11/10 • http://images.nationmaster.com/images/motw/americas/cuba_econ_1977.jpg • 9/11/10 • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Cubanoccupation.jpg • http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/cubanimmigration.html • 9/12/10

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