Environment:
current issues: pollution of Havana Bay; overhunting threatens
wildlife populations; deforestation
natural hazards: the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August
to October (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every
other year); droughts are common
international agreements: party to - Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer
Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified -
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Desertification, Marine Life
Conservation
Note: largest country in Caribbean
@Cuba:People
Population: 10,937,635 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22% (female 1,191,320; male 1,256,928)
15-64 years: 68% (female 3,732,434; male 3,751,464)
65 years and over: 10% (female 528,104; male 477,385) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.65% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 14.54 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 6.53 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)