PEOPLE
Population: 10,846,821
Density: 94.7 persons per sq km (245 per sq mi)
Distribution: 72% urban; 28% rural
Annual growth: 1%
Official language: Spanish
Major religion: Roman Catholicism

EDUCATION AND HEALTH
Literacy: 94% of adult population
Universities: 4
Hospital beds: 54,028
Physicians: 25,567
Life expectancy: Women - 79; Men - 74
Infant mortality: 11 per 1,000 live births

ECONOMY
GDP: $17 billion; $1,580 per capita
Labor distribution
Commerce and services: 24%
Agriculture: 18%
Industry: N/A
Foreign trade
Imports: $3.7 billion
Exports: $3.6 billion
Principal trade partners: USSR, China, Spain, Canada
Currency: Cuban Peso

GOVERNMENT
Type: Communist one-party state
Legislature: National Assembly of People's Power
Government leaders: Fidel Castro
Political subdivisions: 14 provinces, 169 municipalities

COMMUNICATIONS
Railroads: 12,654 km (7,862 mi) total
Roads: 16,740 km (10,378 mi) total
Major ports: 10
Major airfields: 3