Cuba Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Cuba Havana 114,525 sq km 44,218 sq mi PEOPLE Population 11,423,952 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 0.25 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 11,649,747 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 10,540,567 (2050 estimate) Population density 103 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 267 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 76 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 24 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Havana 2,168,255 (2007 estimate) Santiago de Cuba 494,430 (2007 estimate) Camagüey 327,046 (2007 estimate) Holguín 331,580 (2007 estimate) Guantánamo 243,808 (2007 estimate) Ethnic groups Mixed race 51 percent White 37 percent Black 11 percent O ther 1 percent Languages Spanish (official) Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 40 percent Traditional African beliefs and other (especially Santería) 17 percent Atheist 7 percent Protestant 2 percent Nonreligious 30 percent O ther 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 77.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 79.6 years (2008 estimate) Male Infant mortality rate 75 years (2008 estimate) 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 169 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 204 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 97.3 percent (2005 estimate) Female 97.2 percent (2005 estimate) Male 97.4 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 8.7 percent (2000-2001) 9 years (2002-2003) 11 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Communist state Voting qualifications Universal at age 16 Constitution Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 24 February 1976; amended in 1992, 2002 49,000 (2004) 4 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) Not available GDP per capita (U.S.$) Not available GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 6.7 percent (2000) I ndustry 46.4 percent (2000) Services 46.9 percent (2000) Employment Number of workers 5,347,367 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 21 percent (2004) I ndustry 19 percent (2004) Services 59 percent (2004) Unemployment rate 3.3 percent (2002) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue Not available Total expenditure Not available Monetary unit 1 Cuban peso (Cu$), consisting of 100 centavos Major trade partners for exports Russia, Netherlands, Canada, Spain, and China Major trade partners for imports Spain, Venezuela, China, Italy, and Canada ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Number of radios per 1,000 people 94.66 percent (2003 estimate) 0.51 percent (2003 estimate) 0 percent (2003 estimate) 4.83 percent (2003 estimate) 352 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 75 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 251 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 1.4 (2003) 119 (1996) 32 (1997) 49 percent (1999) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
