The Country Notebook of Cuba

Political corruption in Cuba can mainly be blamed on the drug trade in and out of Cuba. The drug cartels will pay off officials to move the product from one location to another. Many smugglers use Cuba as a stopover point especially go-fast boats coming from Jamaica carrying marijuana and cocaine. Smugglers make an effort to travel through cuba's waters to avoid being caught by the U.S Coast Guard.As for Cuban complacency in drug-trafficking, little information is freely available. So little is known about cases involving police or military misconduct in drug trafficking.

Cuba is located by the Atlantic Ocean, and is directly located in the Carribean Sea. It is South of the tropic of Cancer and is

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

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.

In the Treaty of Paris of 1898, Spain relinquished all sovereignty over Cuba. For a time, the policy of the United States toward Cuba was somewhat ambivalent. The Teller Amendment at the beginning of the Spanish-American War had pledged the restoration of Cuba to the Cubans. However, at the same time the United States was determined that it would not be placed after the war with Spain in a worse position in regard to its vital interests in Cuba than it had been when Cuba was a Spanish possession.

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

Their food consists of mostly consists of rice and beans. The three most popular foods that influence Cuba are black beans, stews, and meats. The climate of Cuba is tropical and only has a range from about 73 degrees in January and 82 in August. The average rainfall is 54 inches and is exposed to hurricanes.

Cuba. The well-known island all over the world and located ninety miles south of Florida is the largest island of the West Indies. The island is popular for its natural beauty and cultural heritages. After the Cuban revolution that took place in 1950s, Batista regime was overthrown and new government was formed which was led by Fidel Castro. Since then Cuba was ruled by Fidel Castro until recently. In 2008, because of Fidel Castro’s illness, his brother Raul Castro replaced him. Many Cubans supported the Cuban revolution in the hope of seeing changes in Cuba; however after Castro seized the power in 1959, many left Cuba to find the better life and live free from the communist government in Cuba.

Cuba is population is 11,075,244 and still growing . The whole area of Cuba is 42,803 square mile. The capital is Havana it is the largest city in Cuba. The currency for Cuba is the Cuban peso. Cuba is located 50 mi west from Haiti across the Windward Passage, 87 mi south of the Bahamas, 90 mi south of Florida, 130 mi east of Mexico and 91 mi north of Jamaica. Cuba is the largest in the Caribbean. the land is mostly flat but has rolling plains, high hills and mountains in the southeast region.

In the early 1900’s, Cuba was a stomping ground for many of the rich and famous from the United States. Many famous movies stars and wealthy business entrepreneurs spend their vacations there along with a substantial amount of money. Trade and commerce between the United States and Cuba flowed freely and abundantly. Even with the Dictatorship-like regime of Batista, the countries benefited from the economic trade between them. This was all about to come crashing down as revolts against Batista occurred and Fidel Castro came to power within Cuba.

There is no money circulation, which further prevents the creation of new jobs. This is the restricting factor in the Cuban people. And the problem does not lie in a lack of natural resources, because Cuba has billions of dollars worth of raw produce. But this is all it has. Because there is no trade between America and Cuba, the raw produce can not be traded for refined products.

Firstly, US changed its policy towards normalization with Cuba in order to make up for its economic loss. As US has been putting economic sanctions on Cuba including bank restrictions, export restriction and tourism for approximately sixty years (Harrell 2016, pp. 6-7), the development of Cuba is entirely limited. However, US also suffers from not only a loss of the trade gain but also a loss of commercial reputation which makes it unreliable in the world, said by US International Trade Commission (2011). Therefore, Cuba is essential to the economic development of US. Beside, refer to Nerurkar and Sullivan (2011), the United States Geological Survey estimates that there are 4.6 billion barrels of undiscovered technically recoverable crude

Cuba is the 16th largest island by land area and is the largest island of the Caribbean. Its coastline is about 3,735 km (1.86 miles) and a total of 110,860 km (42, 803 square miles) of land and sea. Its horizontal width is 1202 km (747 miles) and its vertical length is 80 km (50 miles). Cuba’s land is flat, flowing gradually into hills and its coastlines are mostly mountainous. The country has about 200 small rivers as well as narrow streams that run dry during the summer. As for vegetation, Cuba’s forests only cover about ten percent of the island and most of its ecoregion has been converted into a savannah.

Cuba is an island nation that was adopted in 1902. One third of it consists of mountains and rolling hills. It lies in the West Indies, and is said to be a beautiful island. Havana is Cuba’s capital, and the center of government for Cuba. Some important cities are Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. Santiago de Cuba is near the south-eastern area of Cuba, and has a population of about half a million people. It’s considered the second most important city in Cuba, probably because it’s an important sea port. Camagüey is the fourth largest city in Cuba, according to Wikipedia. The symbol of Camagüey is a clay pot, mainly because there are clay pots everywhere. They can be very small, or very big. They’re used to capture rainwater to be

Cuba’s GDP heavily relies on export. As of 2011, exports of goods and services added 25.1% to its GDP. Cuba exports goods such as sugar, medical products, nickel, tobacco and coffee, while imports petroleum, food, machinery and chemicals. However, in 2014 Cuba faced a trade deficit of 7976.60 million CUC. It’s also worth mentioning that tourism became a new strong segment in Cuba. According to a report by World Travel and Tourism Council, the direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in 2013 was 2.5, while the total contribution was 9.8% with estimated rise by 4.7% per year.