STATISTICS: CUBA

Cuba Official name: Repblica de Cuba (Republic of Cuba). Form of government: unitary socialist republic with one legislative house (National Assembly of the People's Power ). Head of state and government: President. Capital: Havana. Official language: Spanish. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 Cuban peso (CUP) = 100 centavos; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = 23.00 CUP{1}; 1 = 39.16 CUP. Demography Population (1998): 11,116,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 259.7, persons per sq km 100.3. Urban-rural (1995): urban 76.0%; rural 24.0%. Sex distribution (1994): male 50.20%; female 49.80%. Age breakdown (1994): under 15, 22.8%; 15-29, 28.0%; 30-44, 21.8%; 45-59, 15.2%; 60-74, 8.4%; 75 and over, 3.8%. Population projection: (2000) 11,201,000; (2010) 11,516,000. Ethnic composition (1994): mixed 51.0%; white 37.0%; black 11.0%; other 1.0%. Religious affiliation (1995): nonreligious 57.9%; Roman Catholic 39.5%; Protestant 2.4%; other 0.2%. Major cities (1993): Havana 2,175,995; Santiago de Cuba 440,084; Camagey 293,961; Holgun 242,085; Guantnamo 207,796. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1997): 13.2 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1997): 7.4 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1997): 5.8 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1997): 1.5. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1992): 17.7. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1993): 6.0. Life expectancy at birth (1997): male 72.8 years; female 77.7 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1992): heart disease 173.4; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 115.5; cerebrovascular disease 60.9; accidents 45.8; diseases of the blood vessels 23.5; influenza and pneumonia 22.7. National economy Budget (1990). Revenue: CUP 12,463,200,000. Expenditures: CUP 14,448,400,000 (capital investment 37.7%; education and public health 20.4%; social, cultural, and scientific activities 17.3%; defense, internal security 9.5%). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 40,000,000, potatoes 364,000, oranges and tangerines 291,000, grapefruit 261,000, bananas and plantains 260,000, cassava 250,000, rice 223,000; livestock (number of live animals) 4,650,000 cattle, 1,500,000 pigs, 19,000,000 chickens; roundwood (1995) 3,152,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 93,435. Mining and quarrying (1996): nickel 50,000; chromite 30,000. Manufacturing (value added in U.S.$'000,000; 1990): tobacco products 2,629; food products 1,033; beverages 358; chemical products 354; transport equipment 225; nonelectrical machinery 176. Construction (gross value of construction in CUP '000,000; 1989): residential 227; nonresidential 872. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1996) 8,654,000,000 (8,654,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) none (153,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) 6,552,000 (38,326,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 4,456,000 (7,905,000); natural gas (cu m; 1994) 39,004,000 (39,004,000). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$12,000,000,000. Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1990) 3.7; average annual income per household (1982) CUP 3,680 (U.S.$4,330); sources of income (1982): wages and salaries 57.3%, bonuses and other payments 42.7%; personal consumption (1989): food 26.7%, other retail purchases 60.5%, transportation services 5.4%, energy 2.7%, value of self-produced and consumed food 1.5%, household repairs 1.3%, other 1.9%. Population economically active (1988): total 4,570,236; activity rate of total population 43.7% (participation rates: over age 15, 56.9%; female 36.1%; unemployed 6.0%). Tourism: receipts from visitors (1995) U.S.$1,100,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad (1990) U.S.$48,000,000. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$12,892,000,000 (U.S.$1,170 per capita). Land use (1994): forested 23.7%; meadows and pastures 27.0%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 30.7%; other 18.6%. Foreign trade{2} Imports (1996): U.S.$3,010,000,000 (1992; mineral fuels and lubricants 39.4%, food and live animals 25.4%, machinery and transport equipment 15.8%, chemicals 6.9%, basic manufactures 6.6%, inedible crude materials 3.2%). Major import sources: Spain 17.0%; Russia 16.9%; Mexico 11.6%; France 7.2%; Canada 6.2%; Argentina 4.5%. Exports (1996): U.S.$1,831,000,000 (1992; sugar 63.4%, minerals and concentrates 10.6%, fish products 5.9%, raw tobacco and tobacco products 4.6%, citrus and other agricultural products 3.4%). Major export destinations: Russia 20.2%; Canada 16.1%; The Netherlands 11.1%; China 6.8%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1994): length 2,987 mi, 4,807 km; passenger-km 2,347,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 645,000,000. Roads (1986): total length 28,928 mi, 46,555 km (paved 27%). Vehicles (1988): passenger cars 241,300; trucks and buses 208,400. Air transport (1996): passenger-km 3,450,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 56,300,000; airports with scheduled flights (1997) 14. Education and health Educational attainment (1981). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling or some primary education 39.6%; completed primary 26.6%; secondary 29.6%; higher 4.2%. Literacy (1995 est.): total population age 15 and over literate 95.7%; males literate 96.2%; females literate 95.3%. Health (1992): physicians 46,860 (1 per 231 persons); hospital beds 80,684 (1 per 134 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1997) 7.3. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,291 (vegetable products 84%, animal products 16%); 99% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 60,000 (army 75.0%, navy 8.3%, air force 16.7%). Military expenditure as percentage of GDP (1995): 1.6% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure: U.S.$32. {1} Exchange house rate. {2} Imports c.i.f.; exports f.o.b.