| Population :
| 11,308,764 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 20%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 1 163 741.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 1 102 391.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 69,80%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 3 949 197.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 3 948 196.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 10,10%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 528 162.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 617 077.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 34.8 years .
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| Median age male :
| 34.2 years .
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| Median age female :
| 35.5 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.34% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 12.18 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.86 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 77.04 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 74.77 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 79.44 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 1.66 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| less than 0.1% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 3,300 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 200 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Cuban(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Cuban .
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| Ethnic groups :
| mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1% .
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| Religions :
| nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented .
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| Languages :
| Spanish .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 97%.
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| Literacy male :
| 97,20%.
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| Literacy female :
| 96.9% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| Communist state .
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| Independence :
| 20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 10 December (1898); note - 10 December 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of independence from US administration; Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953) .
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| Suffrage :
| 16 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| The government continues to balance the need for economic loosening against a desire for firm political control. It has undertaken limited reforms to increase enterprise efficiency and alleviate serious shortages of food, consumer goods, and services. A major feature of the economy is the dichotomy between relatively efficient export enclaves and inefficient domestic sectors. The average Cuban's standard of living remains at a lower level than before the depression of the 1990s, which was caused by the loss of Soviet aid and domestic inefficiencies. The government reluctantly allows a large dollar market sector, fueled by tourism and remittances from Cubans abroad. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 24%, industry 25%, services 51% (1999) .
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| Agriculture products :
| sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock .
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| Industries :
| sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals .
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| Exports commodities :
| sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, coffee .
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| Exports partners :
| Netherlands 21.6%, Canada 17.6%, Russia 10.8%, Spain 8.6%, China 7.2% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 10 December (1898); note - 10 December 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of independence from US administration; Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 10 December (1898); note - 10 December 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of independence from US administration; Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953) .
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| Internet users :
| 120,000 (2001) .
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| Hymne :
| Al combate corred bayameses
que la patria os comtempla orgullosa
no temais una muerte gloriosa
que morir por la patria es vivir
En cadenas vivir es morir
en afrenta y oprobio sumidos
del clarin escuchad el sonido
a las armas valientes corred. .
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