Country Information

President: Raúl Castro (2008)

 

Total area: 42,803 sq mi (110,860 sq km)

 

Population (2012 est.): 11,075,244 (growth rate: -0.12%); birth rate: 9.96/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.83/1000; life expectancy: 77.87; density per sq km: 103

 

Capital and largest city (2009 est.): Havana, 2,140,000

 

Other large cities: Santiago de Cuba, 554,400; Camagüey, 354,400; Holguin, 319,300; Guantánamo, 274,300; Santa Clara, 251,800

 

Monetary unit: Cuban Peso

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