Cuba

=**Cuba- Grace LaMattina**= Cuba is located in the Caribbean Sea. Its neighboring Countries are: > 23°8′N 82°23′W
 * Bahamas
 * Jamaica
 * Haiti
 * Dominican Republic

A little more than half the island consists of flat or rolling terrain Parts of Cuba are hilly or mountainous, with mountains covering about a quarter of its total area. The coast of Cuba are long stretches of swamps and lowlands.
 * Topography:**




 * Government:**


 * Type: Communist
 * President: Raúl Castro
 * Cuba is LDC because the dictator has full control of the money and the country.




 * 1) Pinar del Rio
 * 2) Artemisa
 * 3) Havana
 * 4) Mayabeque
 * 5) Matanzas
 * 6) Cienfuegos
 * 7) Villa Clara
 * 8) Sancti Spiritus
 * 9) Ciego de Avila
 * 10) Camaguey
 * 11) Las Tunas
 * 12) Granma
 * 13) Holiguin
 * 14) Santiago de Cuba
 * 15) Guantanamo
 * 16) Isla de la Juventud

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 * Flag:**
 * White- Peace and Honesty
 * Red- Hardiness, Bravery, Strength
 * Blue- Vigilance, Truth, and Loyalty, Perseverance and Justice

The official language of Cuba is Spanish. Roman Catholic is over half the population, also including protestant. The population consists of 11,240,000 people. The capital of Cuba is Havana.

=__** Biodiversity: **__=

The average minimum temperature is 70° F and the average maximum 81° F. Cuba is semitropical or temperate. __The Cuban Kite__ is a critically endangered species due to habitat loss. __Eleutherodactylus iberia__ is endagered due to deforestation and loss of habitat. It is the smallest frog in the world.
 * Climate: **
 * Endangered Species:**

The Cuban Red Macaws extinction was caused by hunting for food and felling of nesting trees to capture young birds for pets.
 * Extinct Species:**


 * Gross & Net Primary Production: **
 * ~ Birth rate- 11.89 births/1000 populations ||  ||
 * ~ Death rate- 7.22 deaths/1000 population ||  ||


 * __ Resource Management __**
 * Imports:**
 * Food
 * Petroleum
 * Chemicals
 * Equipment & Machinery
 * Exports:**
 * Sugar
 * Tobacco
 * Coffee
 * Nickel
 * Citrus
 * Fish
 * National Parks: **
 * 1) Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
 * 2) Caguanes National Park
 * 3) Desembarco del Granma National Park
 * 4) Guanahacabibes peninsula
 * 5) Jardines de la Reina
 * 6) Sierra Cristal National Park
 * 7) Turquino National Park
 * 8) Viñales Valley