Location: West Indies
Official name: Republic of Cuba
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1902 / 1902
Capital city: Havana
Population: 11.2 million / 262 people per sq mile (101 people per sq km)
Total land area: 42,803 square miles (110,860 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Spanish
Main religions: Nonreligious 49%, Roman Catholic 40%, Atheist 6%, Other 4%, Protestant 1%
Ethnic mix: Mulatto (mixed race) 51%, White 37%, Black 11%, Chinese 1%
Government type: One-party state
Currency: Cuban peso = 100 centavos
Literacy rate: 99%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 3295 kilocalories
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