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My Project on
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By:
Flag description: five equal horizontal bands of blue
(top and bottom) alternating with white; a red
equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bears a
white, five-pointed star in the center; design
influenced by the US flag
 FIDEL CASTRO
RUZ is the leader of
Cuba
 Cuba is a
Communist state
President of the Council of State and
Council of Ministers.
 First Secretary of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC)
 Doctorate in Civil Law and Licentiate in
Diplomatic Law
Date of Birth: August 13, 1926
Location:Caribbean, island
between the Caribbean
Sea and the North Atlantic
Ocean, 150 km south of Key
West, Florida
The total area of Cuba is
110,860 sq km
Note Cuba is a island and there
is no water there. There is water
around it though.
slightly smaller than
Pennsylvania
The population of Cuba is
11,224,321 (July 2002 est.)
Havana
Guantanamo
Mariel
Nuevitas
 Camaguey
 Holguin
 Manzunillo
 Bayamo
 Stantiago De Cuba
 Pinar Del Rio
 Matanzas
Santa Clara
 Cienfuegos
total: 29 km.
Borders countries: US Naval Base at
Guantanamo Bay 29 km.
Note: Guantanamo Naval Base is
leased by the US and thus remains
part of Cuba.
Climate: tropical; moderated by trade
winds; dry season (November to April);
rainy season (May to October).
Terrain: mostly flat to rolling plains,
with rugged hills and mountains in the
southeast.
Natural resources: cobalt, nickel,
iron ore, copper, manganese, salt,
timber, silica, petroleum, arable
land.
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..
14 provinces (Provincias, singular provincia) and 1 special municipality*
(municipio especial); Camaguey, Ciego de
Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana,
Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de
la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas,
Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus,
Santiago de Cuba and Villa Clara
Left to right: Bee Hummingbird (Martin Davies), Zapata
Sparrow (Chris Bradshaw) & Cuban Grassquit (Barry
Wright
In conclusion I would like
to say that from doing this
portfolio that I learned a lot
about Cuba and its government
and interesting topics.
I got my information from:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cu.
html www.google.com
http://www.birdfair.org.uk/projects/2001.htm
and some of my back rounds from
http://www.freebackgrounds.com/