CUBA By Brea McCormack Population: 11 227 423 Location of Havana: 83°W 23°N Area: 110 860 sq Km Fun fact: Baseball is the national sport of Cuba By Brea McCormack

GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL FEATURES RELATIVE LOCATION Cuba is a small island in the Caribbean Sea, Cuba is east of Mexico and South of Florida PHYSICAL FEATURES There are no major lakes or rivers in Cuba, there are white sand beaches, and small mountains toward the South end of the island

GEOGRAOPHY PART 2 MANMADE OBJECTS El Capitolio Port Du Gard Bridge Underwater city El Capitolio In 2001 sonar images picked up this underwater city. It is around 2 square kilometers. The city is around 600-750 meters underwater. The city is made up of mostly of granite. Estradiol Latinoamericano Cathedral of Havana

HISTORY Cuban Timeline 1492- Christopher Columbus lands at Bariay, Holguin Province in east Cuba 1607- Havana is officially named the capital of Cuba 1868- first war of Cuban independence, also known as the 10 years war 1959- Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba 2006- Raúl Castro assumes presidential duties as Fidel Castro recovers from an emergency surgery. Castro refused to be re-elected

ARCHEOLOGY unfinished idolillos, worn by elite members of a group as a necklace, sixteenth century, Cuban Village Taino culture (ca. 1000- 1500 A.D). San Antonio Del Sur Museum Non-jade Taino idol, Montané Museum, La Habana

POLITICAL SCIENCE/SOCIOLOGY Cuba is a one-party Communist state The government is led by Fidel Castro Castro was the prime minister form 1959-1976 Cuba is divided into 15 provinces Cuban law enforcement is called National Revolutionary Police Force Cuban law limits freedom of expression, association, assembly, movement and the press Cuba was officially atheist until 1992, and now allows several religious beliefs

ECONOMICS The currency of Cuba is pesos Most Cubans use the Banco Central de Cuba Cubans have not paid taxes for half a century

Work cited http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/cuba-government.html http://www.ugr.es/~agcasco/igcp546/CaribMetGeol/jade.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Cuban_history