Cuba!

Cuba!

Physical Geography

• Cuba is an archipelago of islands in the Caribbean Sea.
• Except the mountains, the climate in Cuba is subtropical or temperate.
• Cuba has many underground limestone caverns (such as Cuevas-de-Bellamar)
• The annual rainfall averages about 52 inches.
• The island lies in a region with violent tropical hurricanes in June-Nov.

IN the cave of CUevas-dE-bELLaMAR!

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• Jamaica is south of Cuba, Mexico is to the west, and Florida to the north.
• Coral reefs are close to the surface all around the entire island.
• Inland Cuba has savannas, tropical plains, sugar cane, and plantations.
• Average lowest temperature- 70   Average highest temperature- 81
• Cuba is the biggest producer of nickel. They also have iron ore & copper

In Cuba they grow sugarcane, cassava, tropical fruits, tobacco, citrus fruits, coffee beans , rice, potatoes, beans, and livestock.

History

• In 1492 Christopher Columbus claimed Cuba for Spain.
• In 1526 Cuba began importing slaves from Africa.
• In 1866 slavery was abolished.
• In 1924 Gerado Machado established a dictatorship.
• In 1959 Fidel Castro used a guerrilla army to make himself prime minister.

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• In 1959 Castro proclaimed a new Cuban  constitution.
• In 1961 Cuba declared itself a communist state and an ally with the USSR
• In 1961 the Cuban Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs occured
• In 1996 the U.S. embargo on Cuba was made permanent
• In 2000 the sale of U.S. food and medicines to Cuba was approved.

Cuba Today!

• The official language of Cuba is Spanish
• They have a socialist republic government
• For their money they use pesos
• Cubans favorite sport is baseball 
• There are white, mestizos, mulatto, and black people in Cuba  

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• Cuba is famous worldwide for their cigars.
• Cuba has the highest doctor to population ratio in the world.
• Raul Castro is the prime minister of Cuba.
• The literacy rate is 99.8% of the population in Cuba.
• January 1  is celebrated as Cuban National day.

Cuba is know for its music. The main musical form is called son, it is a combination of upbeat rhythms with classical guitar.