World Region Information --- Cuba Information
We are researching local information for Cuba. The Republic of Cuba is a country that includes the islands of Cuba, Juventud and their surrounding islands. We will feature information that seems to be good to know when advancing to Cuba.
Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean Sea where the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean meet. It lies east of the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico), south of Florida and the Bahamas in the United States, west of Haiti, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
About 110,000km2
Santiago de Cuba(430,000), Camaguey(310,000), Holguin(300,000), Santa Clara(220,000), Guantanamo(220,000), , etc.
Approximately 11.19 million people
64.1% white, 26.6% mulatto or mixed race, 9.3% black
Spanish
65% Christian
A mixture of Spanish, African and American cultures.
- Habana Vieja
- Varadero
- Plaza Mayor
- Guardalavaca
- Playa Paraiso
- Cayo Coco
- El Malecon
- Ernesto Che Guevara Monument
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Cuba
- Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
- El Nicho
- Castillo de los Tres Santos Reyes del Morro
- Plaza de la Revolucion
Primary education lasts for six years and secondary education is divided into basic education and pre-university education. Free education is provided at basically all levels. The literacy rate is 99.8 percent.
- Universidad de La Habana
- Universidad de Oriente
- Universidad Tecnologica de La Habana ¨Jose Antonio Echeverria¨
- Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas
- Universidad de Cienfuegos Carlos Rafael Rodriguez
- Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba Jose Marti
1868-78 First War of Independence. Spain promises to expand its autonomy and ceasefire (Treaty of Sanjon)
1886 abolish slavery
1895-98 Second War of Independence. US declares war on Spain (Spanish-American War)
1898 USA wins Spain. Military administration by the U.S. military is established
1902 Cuba becomes independent and President Estrada takes office. However, the Platt Amendment authorizes the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs
1906-09 Rebellion by Jose Miguel Gomez. Estrada resigned. placed under the control of the U.S. military
1912 Protest against black discrimination turns into rebellion. suppressed by US forces
1924 Dictatorship under Gerardo Machado
1925 Socialist Party established
1933 Coup d'etat led by Sergeant Batista overthrows Machado regime
1934 US Repeals Pratt Amendment Except for Naval Base Clause, Revises Sugar Quota
1940 Batista becomes president. Promulgation of new constitution
1944 Batista lost in the general election. Inauguration of President Ramon Grau
1952 Coup by Batista. Constitution suspended. Dictatorship begins
1953 Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful rebellion
1955 Restoring the Constitution. Castro Pardon
1956 Castro launches guerrilla warfare in eastern Cuba with the help of Ernesto "Che" Guevara
1958 US withdraws military aid to Batista regime
1959 Guerrilla attack on Havana by Castro. Batista flees the country
1960 All US-owned companies are nationalized. Enter into formal diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
1961 he US cuts off all diplomatic ties with Cuba. Bay of Pigs Incident. declaration of socialism
1962 Cuba missile crisis
1976 The Communist Party of Cuba approves a new constitution. Election of President Castro
1976-81 Send troops to Angola. Helping Ethiopia declare socialism
1982 Humanitarian aid to Argentina over Falklands conflict
1988 Agreement with South Africa to withdraw troops from Angola
1991 After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Soviet military advisers leave Cuba. Angola withdrawal completed
1992 Amendment of the Constitution, enactment of the Torricelli Act
1994 U.S.-Cuba Immigration Talks
1996 A US civilian plane (an anti-Castro exile Cuban group) was shot down by Cuba. U.S. Trade Embargo Permanent
1998 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba.
2000 S House of Representatives approves food and drug sales to Cuba. Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Cuba
2001 Request for assistance from the United States due to the effects of Hurricane Michel. Started purchasing food from the United States
2002 Prisoners captured during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars are transferred to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Closure of Russia's last military base. Former US President Jimmy Carter visits Cuba. Constitutional amendment
2004 Cuba's Human Rights Criticism by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. U.S. sanctions
2005 Damage caused by Hurricane Dennis
2006 Fidel Castro hands over powers to brother Raul for health reasons
2008 Fidel Castro announces retirement. Raul Castro becomes president. Extensive damage from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Elimination of import tariffs on food. Visit to Russian President Medvedev. Chinese President Hu Jintao. Russian warship visit
2009 Cuba sanctions relaxation by the Obama administration in the United States. Fiscal austerity announcement. Signed oil exploration agreement with Russia
2011 U.S. relaxation of travel restrictions to Cuba. Passes a law permitting the buying and selling of private property. Pardons Prior to the Pope's Visit
2012 Visit of Pope Benedict. Import tariffs on food are reinstated. Damage caused by Hurricane Sandy
2013 President Raul Castro re-elected
2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping visited. Dispatched medical staff to West Africa affected by Ebola hemorrhagic fever. US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro announce move to normalize diplomatic relations
2015 US eases travel and trade restrictions with Cuba. reopen the embassy
2016 Agreed to normalize relations with the European Union. US President Obama visits Cuba. Fidel Castro dies
2017 US President Donald Trump Overturns Some Obama Administration Policies Against Cuba
2019 New constitution enacted. Diaz-Canel becomes president (end of Castro family rule)
It is a socialist republic with a Marxist-Leninist ideology. The head of state is the President of the Republic of Cuba. The parliament is unicameral.
- El Capitolio
$8,822
It is basically a planned economy based on socialist principles. Most of the means of production are owned and operated by the government and most of the labor force is employed by the state.
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