Cuba profile - Facts

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Cigar rollers in a Havana factory produce one of Cuba's best known exports

  • Full name: Republic of Cuba

  • Population: 11.2 million (UN, 2012)

  • Capital: Havana

  • Area: 110,860 sq km (42,803 sq miles)

  • Major language: Spanish

  • Major religion: Christianity

  • Life expectancy: 77 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)

  • Monetary unit: 1 Cuban peso = 100 centavos

  • Main exports: Nickel, sugar, tobacco, shellfish, medical products, citrus, coffee

  • GNI per capita: $5,890 (World Bank estimated figure, 2013)

  • Internet domain: .cu

  • International dialling code: +53