Full name: Republic of Cuba
Capital: Havana
Location: 21 30 N, 80 00 W
Head of State: President of the Council of State Fidel Castro
Type of Government: Communist
Currency: Cuban Peso
Population: 11,308,764 (estimate as at July 2004)
Language(s): Spanish, Castilian
Suffrage / Age of consent: 16
Main Religion: Catholic (47 percent)
Land Area: 42,800 square miles (110,860 square kilometers)
Number of Provinces: 14 (and 1 special municipality)
Annual Rainfall: 1219.2 mm / 48 in
Public Holidays:
1 January: Liberation Day
1 May: Labor Day
25 – 27 July: Celebration of the National Rebellion / Revolution Day
10 October: Day of Cuban Culture / Anniversary of the 1868 War of Independence
25 December: Christmas Day
Rainy Season: May – October
Dry Season: November – April