Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Cuba: communism, poverty, embargo, Spanish-Creole culture


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Originally uploaded by Gerard.
Cuba has been a communist nation for the past 45 years. Dictator Fidel Castro has tenaciously withstood the US trade and travel embargo against his country.

* Cuba is only 90 miles from Key West.
* pop: 11 M
* Havana, pop. 2.6 M
* Spanish-speaking
* Per Capita income (PCI): $3000
* exports: sugar, tobacco, nickel, citrus


Infoplease.com

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