Sickle Cell Anemia In Cuba

In researching the business culture of another foreign country for the use of an informational memo. I want to let my classmates, know what country has been chosen to research and share some of it's interesting facts on the country of Cuba.

Cuba’s government is a totalitarian-socialist regime from a communist state. Fidel Castro is Cuba’s leader by default, but many Cuban’s dislike Castro’s ruling and cannot wait till the end of Castro’s rein. Castro also has his own army, which help him keep everything in order in and around the country. Fidel’s army is also known for brutal attacks on its citizens. Cuba’s religion is 85% Roman Catholic and many take their religion seriously.

To begin, it is important to know about the history of Cuba to fully comprehend how things came to be as they are today. Since the Conquest and Colonization Era (1492-1898), many of the prominent European countries and the powerful neighbor to the north of Cuba, the United States of America, have attempted to take control of the land. It first began with the Spanish conquistadors, specifically Diego Velázquez, who was the first to explore and settle the land. Up until the end of the 19th century, the Spanish monarch was the authoritative figure overseeing the land and

They have the leading college completion rate of all the Latino groups in the U.S. The majority of them came during the anti-Castro movement as refugees to the United States. They were generally well educated, had managerial or professional backgrounds, and therefore met with greater economical success than later immigrants (Racial and Ethnic Groups Chapter 9). Fidel Castro has ruled over Cuba for the past 48 years, and there are still people coming to the United States (Miami, Florida) to get their citizenship and running from his reign. As recent as today, some immigrants from Cuba are not accepted well, unless they are outspoken critics of Fidel Castro (Racial and Ethnic Groups Chapter 9). The younger generation is more worried about how the Miami Dolphins are doing than what is going on in Havana these days (Racial and Ethnic Groups Chapter 9).

The Cuban population consists of a variety of ethnic origins. In the early days before the Spanish inhabited Cuba the population was made up of 90% Taino speaking American Indians ho had displaced even earlier inhabitants. Shortly after came the Spanish conquest.

Cuba is in the Caribbean. It is a country that is an island. The capital is Havana. This is the largest city in cuba. Santiago de cuba is the second biggest city. The United States is about 93 miles north of Cuba. To the west is Mexico, and Jamaica is to the south. Haiti, Cayman Islands, and the Dominican Republic are also to the sounth.

From their end, Cuba has surprised many around the world for striving against such barriers. “ The main driver of the Cuban economy is agriculture. The country is a major producer of several crops but sugar and tobacco are the big money products. Despite not being able to export their products to the United States Cuba has become a major exporter of agricultural products. There has been an attempt on the part of the Cuban government to diversify their economy and it looks like natural resources will be one way that they can do this. The country has become a major nickel producer and this has quickly become one of their largest exports. There is also the potential for Cuba to become a major oil producer. There are large reserves of oil in the Caribbean that are in Cuba's territorial water. It is very likely that in the near future they will take advantage of these reserves in order to help diversify the economy.”

Cuba is an beautiful island with vibrant art and soul stirring music and villages. From sugar canes to playing dominoes and baseball. Sugar canes, dominoes and baseball is extremely popular in Cuba. Cuba is the 17th largest island in the world and approximately 22% of the country is protected natural areas. Cuba also has 289 beaches and 200 bays but few large rivers or inland water regions. The country has nearly 200 small rivers as well as many narrow streams that run dry in summer. Cuba is the most populous island in the Caribbean and home to over 11 million residents but France is the most visited country in the world, with over 80 million visitors every year. The country is drained by dozens and dozens of rivers and white, sandy beaches

The country is 90 miles south of the Florida keys and 48,800 square miles in total. There is a large variety of of greenland. In fact, there are large mountain systems with large great plains between them, more than a third of Cuba is mountains! Considering there is all this land, one can see that there must be a vast amount of wildlife, (this can't be exaggerated enough) Cuba is known for having the most wild life and flora fauna in the Caribbean. Cuba assigned the western third of the country to exercise military, political, economic and cultural dominance due to european conquest. This beautiful country regulates at the temperature of 78 degrees (about 25 Celsius) with plenty of sunshine. Along with Cuba’s great landforms and great wildlife, it has a beautiful history and

Cuba is the largest island in Caribbean and known as one of the communist states in the world (Country Profile: Cuba, 2014). As of August 2016, the total population accounts to 11.3 million (Worldometers, 2016). Cuba’s life expectancy is 78 years, the longest life expectancy in America. The country was led by Fidel Castro for almost 50 years and his government established a one-party state, redistributed land, nationalized most of the economy, provided free education and health care and executed thousands of opponents (Country Profile: Cuba, 2014).

The island is located only 90 miles from Florida and is alligator-shaped. It's the biggest island in the Caribbean. The total population is 11,061.886. It's official language is Spanish, and 95% Cubans are Roman Catholic. The major ethnic groups include mulattos, which consist of 51% of the population. The remaining groups include 37% of white or European decent, 11% black, and 1% Chinese (Aguirrie, 2007). In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the island, and conquered it for Spain. Spain ruled the island until 1902, when it became independent. Cuba's independence was short

In addition to the high risk of heart attack and stroke, most people with SCA lose the function of their spleens by adolescence. This is believed to result from small numbers of sickled red cells progressively damaging the spleen over time. This loss of the spleen, in medical terms functional asplenia or autosplenectomy, leaves SCA patients with a compromised immune system. They are especially susceptible to infections by encapsulated bacteria including salmonella, streptococcus pneumoniae, meningococcus, and Haemophilus

Cuba has a pleasant economy. There are many natural resources that are found in Cuba. Some include nickel, iron, cobalt, chromium, silica, copper, and petroleum. Cuba has many major industries. Included is sugar milling, tobacco, oil refining, steel agriculture machinery, and pharmaceuticals. The largest industry is sugar milling. Cuba’s currency is made up of the Cuban Convertible Peso and the Cuban Peso. Both the Cuban Convertible Peso and the Cuban Peso equal one U.S Dollar. There are many things people can enjoy to do in Cuba. There is horse riding, smoking cigars, going to live music events, renting classic cars, going to city centers, going to museums, going to beaches, dancing salsa and playing baseball. Cuba has many tourist attractions.

Cuba had partaken in globalization through its interactions with the USSR and the US. Cuba was a developing country and needed support to eventually be able to rely on itself. After the collapse of the USSR, Cuba was one of the only socialist

Cuba is a great country, with interesting things all around it. It is a great place to get spicy foods from, and education there is great. It is not how it used to be a century ago. Now, it is a beautiful island with a great coastline. The coastline has deep bays, coral reefs, and wonderful sandy beaches. Maybe one day I will visit Cuba.