CUBA

CUBA

• The capital of Cuba is Havana.

POPULATION

• There is about 11.27 million people living in Cuba.

GEOGRAPHICAL ELEMENTS

• Cuba has many mountains, bays, and dome shaped
• rock formations known as mogotes.

CURRENCY

• One U.S. dollar equals 26.5000 Cuban pesos.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

• Some major attractions in Cuba are Jardines Del Ray, Zapata peninsula,
• Trinidad, and Holguin.

RELIGION

• Cuba's main religion is Roman Catholicism.

INDEPENDENCE

• By the late 1800s Cuba won the Spanish-American
• war which gained their independence.

LEADER/GOVERNMENT

• Cuba's current leader is Raul Castro and the current
• government is a communist state.

FOOD/CUSTONS/TRADITIONS

• Some of Cuba's foods are beans and rice.
• A Cuban tradition is ballet.

CUBAN CELEBRITIES

• William levy a famous TV actor, Fidel Castro a famous
• world leader, and Gloria Estefan a famous singer.

CLIMATE

• It is usually pretty warm and there is a rainy
• season from May to October.

FLAG

• The three blue stripes represent the three old divisions
• of the island. The two white stripes represent the strength of the
• independent ideal. The red triangle represents equality, fraternity,
• and freedom. The white star represents absolute freedom among the Cuban
• people.

NEWS

• On February 12, 2014 part of Cuba came up with
• a plan to build a new hotel for the elderly.

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