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Cuba

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 …

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Culture

Culture is the shared values, beliefs, and practices that shape a group’s identity and interactions, transmitted through generations and continuously evolving. For a detailed description, click on the article title.

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Culture System

The Culture System, enforced by Dutch colonizers in 19th-century Java, required farmers to allocate land and labor for export crop production, benefiting the Netherlands at the expense of local livelihoods. For a detailed description, click on the article title.