Cuba

Cuba Due to the relative political isolation, this is not visited by many tourists, but nevertheless they welcome you. The colonial architecture is quite formal, but in general it is a very relaxed community, for example are most people familiar with the cuban salsa, and music about the revolution. In the capital city, Havana you can experience the Museo de la Revolucion, housed in the former palacio presidencial, that contains documentaries and photographs from the Cubaan Revolution. Other than that, the island is sorrounded by the most beautiful beaches.

Area: 110.891 Km²
Population: 11.184.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 101 pop/Km²

System of government: Socialist Republic
Capital: Havana (2.221.000 pop.)
Major cities: Santiago de Cuba 400.000 pop., Camaguey 275.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Mulatto 51%, White 37%, Black 11%, Chinese 1%
Border countries: United States (Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay) SOUTH

Principal mountains: Pico Turquino 1994 m
Principal rivers: Rio Cauto 240 Km
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: Cuba 105.007 Km²
Climate: Tropical

Language: Spanish
Religion: Catholic 42%, Atheist 49%
Currency: Cuban Peso (CUP)

Fixed public holidays: 1/1, 2/1, 1/5, 20/5, 25/7, 26/7, 27/7, 10/10
Dialling code: 0053
GMT: -5

World Heritage List:

• Old Havana and its Fortifications (1982)
• Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios (1988)
• San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba (1997)
• Desembarco del Granma National Park (1999)
• Viñales Valley (1999)
• Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the Southeast of Cuba (2000)
• Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (2001)
• Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos (2005)