Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.05 years male: 74.86 years female: 79.37 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.63 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun: Cuban(s) adjective: Cuban
Ethnic divisions: mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1%
Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 85% prior to Castro assuming power
Languages: Spanish
Literacy: age 15-49 and over can read and write (1981)
total population: 98%
Labor force: 4,620,800 economically active population (1988);
3,578,800 in state sector
by occupation: services and government 30%, industry 22%, agriculture
20%, commerce 11%, construction 10%, transportation and communications
7% (June 1990)
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Names:
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
conventional short form: Cuba
local long form: Republica de Cuba
local short form: Cuba