GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2010): $57.49 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2010): $114.1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2010): $9,900 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Havana
Population (Estimated July 2012): 11,075,244
Area: 109,886 km2 or 42,427 mi2
Currency: Cuban peso (CUP)
Official Language: Spanish
Political Information: Unitary Republic, Communist State
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 85% of the population are Roman Catholic and 15% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Pico Turquino at 2,005m or 6,578ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -5:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 15 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 special municipality* (municipio especial); Artemisa, Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Mayabeque, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara
Leaders: Raúl Castro is both the president and Premier with J.R.M. Ventura as 1st Vice President.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
