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CUBA!

Omar Toutounji

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Cuba’s Geography

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Physical Geography

1. Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. It is made up of many islands.2. Area: 42,803 sq mi (110,860 sq km)3. Havana is the capital of Cuba and its largest city, followed by Santiago de Cuba.4. To the north of Cuba lies the United States (150 km away) and the

Bahamas, Mexico is to the west, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica are to the south, and Haiti and the Dominican Republic are to the southeast.

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Geography: Mountains

1. Cuchillas del Toa

2. El Yunque 3. Sierra

Cristal National Park

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Geography: Islands

More than 4,000 islands and cays (small, low-elevation, sandy islands) are found in the surrounding sea and bays. Most islands are flat with rolling plains, rugged hills, small mountains minimal natural inland water formations.

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Geography: Rivers

1. Rio Cauto2. Rio

Almendares

3. Rio Yurimi 

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Geography: Major Cities

1. Havana(Capital)2. Santiago de Cuba3. Camagüey4. Holguín5. Santa Clara6. Guantánamo7. Bayamo8. Victoria de Las

Tunas9. Cienfuegos10. Manzanillo

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CUBA’S DATA

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Population

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GDP

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Literacy Rate

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CUBA’S ECONOMY

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Major Industries1. Sugar2. Petroleum3. Tobacco4. Nickel5. Agricultural

machinery

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Agriculture in Cuba

Sugar Tobacco Citrus Rice Cassava

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Transportation in Cuba

Railways Roads Airports Waterways Ports Harbors

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Tourism in Cuba

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Demographics of Cuba

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National FlagThe blue strips represent the old divisions of Cuba

• The star represents freedom and is called La Estrella Solitaria or The Lone Star

The white strips represent the purity of independence

The color red represents the bloodshed during the fight for independence and the triangle represents liberty and equality

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National Anthem To battle, run, people of

Bayamo! (city of Cuba)The homeland looks at you, proudDon't fear a glorious deathDying for the homeland is living

In chains, living is livingPlunged in humiliation and shame,From the trumpet, hear the sound;To arms, brave ones, run!

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National Dress Code

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National Flower

Native flower (The White Ginger) of India and Cuba.

White, exquisite perfume.

Abundant during rainy season

Can grow up to 1.82 meters (six feet)

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National Animal Cuban

Tocororo (Torgo)

Tropical bird Represents

Cuba’s flag’s colors

Its name is onomatopoeic, similar to its voice

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History of Cuba Three tribes lived in Cuba: Taínos (wealthiest), Ciboneys and

Guanajatabeyes. Christopher Columbus arrived in Cuba and claimed the islands for

the Spanish. The Spanish ruled Cuba and treated Cubans with extreme cruelty. America went to war with the Spanish and defeated them Cuba became American for 4 years Cuba became independent in 1902 (Even though America still

controlled the island by a law called the Platt Amendment) Cubans stopped the Platt Amendment but Americans still had a big

say in Cuban politics and owned most of the businesses. The Americans supported the leader Fulgencio Batista, who was

seen by many Cubans as corrupt. Fidel Castro led a revolution against Fulgencio Batista Castro gained power and ended Cuban’s relationship with America America convince Cubins to attack Castro but the plan failed Castro found out and asked the Soviet Union for help The Soviet Union put nuclear weapons in Cuba and aimed them at

America America demanded that they be removed or a new war would begin

(AKA Cuban Missile Crisis) The Soviet Union removed the missiles

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Government Cuba is

a Communist and Republic country whose current leader is Chief Executive Raul Modesto Castro. The chief executive in Cuba typically has a term length of 5 years. Cuba's Legislature has 609 seats, and the last legislative elections were in 2012.

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CUBA’S CULTURE

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Traditions Cuban Holiday Traditions Traditional Cuban Clothing Food Traditions Wedding Traditions Cuban Wedding Dresses The Celebration and Party Wedding Decorations

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Popular Foods

1. Mofongo2. Mojo3. Boliche

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Religion Cuba's prevailing religion is Catholicism,

although in some instances it is profoundly modified and influenced through syncretism. A common syncretic religion is Santería, which combined the Yoruba religion of the African slaves with Catholicism and some Native American strands; it shows similarities to Brazilian Umbanda and has been receiving a degree of official support. The Roman Catholic Church estimates that 60 percent of the population is Catholic, but only 5% of that 60% attends mass regularly, while independent sources estimate that as few 1.5% of the population does so.

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Music The music of Cuba, including

the instruments and the dances, is influenced mostly by African, European (especially Spanish) and to a lesser extent Chinese music. Most forms of the present day are fusions and mixtures of these sources, mainly the first two. For instance, the son montuno merges the Spanish guitar, melody, harmony, and lyrical traditions with Afro-Cuban percussion and rhythms.

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CUBA’S LANDMARKS

AND MONUMENTS

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Plaza Mayor

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Mausoleo del Che Guevara

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Plaza del Carmen

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Monument to Jose Marti