República de Cuba
Capital: La Habana Moneda: peso ($C) Para recordar: Hatuey (héroe indígena), Céspedes, Gómez, Martí, guerra con España, Batista, Castro, Guillén, Casal, Carpentier, Lezama Lima, Cabrera Infante
Símbolos nacionales: la mariposa o la caña de ámbar (flor) Primer ministro: Fidel Castro (dictador 1976- ) Gobierno: Consejo de Estado presidido por Raúl Castro. 14 provincias.
Población
Total: 10.822.000 de habitantes
Capital: 2.077.938 de habitantes
Menores de 20 años: 32,4%
Fuerza trabajadora (20 a 64,9 años): 43,6%
Analfabetismo: 6,0%
Ingreso por habitante: US$ 2.000
Geografía
Superficie: 110.922 km. cuadrados. Regiones naturales: la isla
de Cuba, la mayor isla del grupo de las Antillas, la isla de Pinos y otras
menores. La isla de Cuba es en tres cuartas partes plana, con una cuarta
montañosa. La Cordillera de Guaniguanico en el oeste. La Trinidad
Sancti Spiritus en el centro. La Sierra Maestra al este. El resto del territorio
es plano y fértil.
Perfil económico
El 75% de los cubanos son blancos, el 14% son mulatos, el 12% negros
y 1 % son orientales. El 73% del total poblacional es urbano. La
economía cubana está ligada a su clima tropical y a la producción
de azúcar, 7.000.000 TM en 1992 y cuarto lugar en el mundo. La venta
del azúcar le significa a Cuba más del 73% del total de las
exportaciones y esto la hace monoproductora, o dependiente de un sólo
producto. La producción minera, los concentrados y el gas aportan
un 9,2% a las exportaciones cubanas (100.000 TJ de gas natural en 1992,
47.000.000 TM en 1989 de níquel). Los cítricos y otros productos
agrícolas contribuyen un 4% a las exportaciones. Los productos del
mar, pescado preferentemente, representan un 2,4%. El tabaco en bruto y
los productos derivados del mismo son un 1,6% del total de las exportaciones.
En los últimos cinco años, la industria turística
ha crecido significativamente, al igual que la exploración petrolífera,
pero los datos son escasos.
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Academic Research Resources
Granma Archives Index A searchable Spanish-language list of articles published from 1965 to 1992 in the official daily newspaper of Cuba; full-text articles are not available, but you may find them at the UT Benson Collection or your area library
Cuban Missile Crisis Mississippi State University (MSU)
Jose Marti Links to "Cuba's greatest hero, poet, statesman and democratic revolutionary"
FIU Cuban Research Institute Florida International University
Learn Spanish in Havana, Cuba Swiss-Cuban cultural project
Proyecto Habana Universidad de Alicante
The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War Home Page Library of Congress
Arts & Culture
AfroCubaWeb AfroCuban culture
Casa de las Americas De Cuba
Cuba Humor Paintings, cartoons, design, illustration about Simanca and others cuban artists
Cuban Genealogy Resources Ed Elizondo
Cuban Painters and their work CubaNet
Cuban Postcards Annie I. Antón
Cuba Poster Project Lincoln Cushing
Dissident Cuban Painters CubaNet
The '47 Dodgers in Havana: Baseball at a Crossroads Major League Baseball library
Lugus Libros Latinoamerica Canadian company dedicated to Cuban literature
Natural Cuba/Cuba Natural Panagea; environment focused
OrishaNet Santeria
La Página de Silvio Rodríguez Por Hector Velarde
Viredo Cuban artist Viredo Espinosa
La Habana/Havana A tour of the architecture and landscapes of Havana, Trinidad, Pinar del Rio and other places around Cuba.
Economy
An overview of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations in *.PDF format Titled "What You Need to Know about the U.S. Embargo," by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control
Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, ASCE A professional, non-partisan group dedicated to studying Cuban economic and social development.
Cuba's Entreprenurial Socialism 1997 article in The Atlantic Monthly
Trade Data U.S. Agency for International Development
General
Castro Speech Data Base UT-LANIC
CIA World Factbook 1998
Cuba Mall A guide to Cuba, with info on travel, cigars, singles, and more!
The Cuban Experience Covers all aspects of Cuban culture, history and politics
Country Map Perry Castañeda Library, University of Texas at Austin
The Cuba Megalinks Center A collection of scores of links, from human rights and history to media and student organizations
Cuba Project From a new program at Queens College and Graduate School CUNY, a collection of academic papers, documents, and statistics on Cuba as well as a calendar of symposia
National Bipartisan Comission on Cuba On October 13, 1998 Senator John Warner,(R-VA),and 23 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter to President Clinton recommending the establishment of a National Bipartisan Commission to conduct an objective review of U.S.-Cuba policy.
U.S. relations Search the Library of Congress for Cuba-related legislation. See also Congressional testimony for the text of the U.S. House subcommittee on the western hemisphere's first hearing (March 1997) on current conditions in Latin America. The subcommittee's calendar lists future hearings or read additional testimony.
Fidel Castro CNN profile of Cuban leader
U.S. Department of State Cuba Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997; Also:
Chronology of Cuban Affairs, 1958-1998
U.S.-Cuba Policy Long list of official statements
The United States and Cuba Current site by U.S. Information Agency
Government
Constitution 1976 & 1992
Cuban Electoral Database: (1899-1958)Registro Electoral Cubano: Desde 1899 hasta 1958; research project by Armando F. Mastrapa and Government and Politics of Cuba
Cubaweb Official Government Site of Cuba
Political Resources on the Net -- Cuba
Organizations/Institutes/Human Rights
Amnesty International 1996 report on Cuba
Brothers to the Rescue Non-profit organization that searches the Straits of Florida for refugees
Center for International Policy Cuba Program Washington-based organization opposes the U.S. embargo on Cuba and tracks Congressional legislation and Cuban issues
Comité Cubano Pro Derechos Humanos Miami-based organization that publishes various articles on Cuba
Cuba Solidarity/InfoMed USA This U.S.-based organization works with Cuban health officials. The site links to Congressional legislation that would exempt medical aid from the U.S. embargo.
Cuba's Dissident Movement Web Site
Cuban American National Foundation U.S.-based Cuban-American Organization which opposes the Castro government
Directorio Revolucionario Cubano Miami Beach-based youth group; links to essays
Free Cuba Foundation Founded at Florida International University
Institute for Democracy in Cuba Proyecto Somos Uno, with links to international reports on Cuba
Institute for Global Communications Gopher site with news, contacts, and discussion groups
The U.S.-Latin American Medical Aid Foundation
Network & Information Services
Network Startup Resource Center - Cuba
News & Newsgroups
CDI's Cuba Issues Area News from the non-profit Center for Defense Information
CubaNet A non-profit organization with news from or about Cuba and with links to a variety of news and sources
Cuban Affairs Magazine Selected articles
Desde Cuba Sin censura, periodistas independientes
Generation ñ Miami-based youth magazine
Granma Archives Index A searchable Spanish-language list of articles published from 1965 to 1992 in the official daily newspaper of Cuba; full-text articles are not available, but you may find them at the UT Benson Collection or your area library
El Nuevo Herald Spanish edition of the Miami Herald
The Papal Visit to Cuba Wrapup by CNN special reports; also in Espanol
Radio and TV Marti Gopher
Radio Habana Cuba Daily news summaries in 4 languages
Washington Post World Reference Links to facts and news stories
Yara! An online magazine by university students in exile
