Goverment
Cuba has had a communist political system since 1959. Cuba is constitutionally defined as a
Marxist–Leninist "socialist state guided by the principles of José Martí, and the political ideas
of Marx, the father ofcommunist states, Engels and Lenin." The present Constitution also ascribes
the role of the Communist Party of Cuba to be the "leading force of society and of the state" and
as
such has the capability of setting national policy.[1]
Executive power is exercised by the Cuban Government, which is represented by the Council of
State and the Council of Ministers. Legislative power is exercised through the unicameral National
Assembly of People's Power, which is constituted as the maximum authority of the state.
Currently Raúl Castro—brother of former President Fidel Castro—is President of the Council of
State, President of the Council of Ministers (sometimes referred to as the Prime Minister), First
Secretary of the Communist Party, and Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Armed
Forces. Esteban Lazo Hernández is President of the National Assembly.
Cuba has a president named Fidel Castro who is a bad person, he doesn´t care about his country
and gave humans a bad service, the people who loives there use books for their activities like
restroom, they want to leave Cuba because of their economy and poor lives.
Their president Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born in August 13, 1926) is a Cuban politician and
revolutionary who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976
to
2008
Population
Based on the total number of births, total number of deaths, net migration rate, and the
population
of 2013, the current population of the Republic of Cuba is estimated to be about 11,222,261. The
Cuban population makes up about 0.16% of the total world population. Its population is 77th in
the
rankings among all the countries in the world, behind Greece, but ahead of Belgium. It is the
fourthmost
populous country in North America, behind the United States, Mexico, and Canada. At the end
of 2013, the population of Cuba was estimated to be about 11,265,629. Thus, since the start of
2013, the population has decreased by a total of 43,368 people or a population decay rate of
0.38%. Based on the total land area and the total population, the population density of Cuba is
estimated to be about 102.13 people per square kilometer or 264.51 people per square mile.
Conlusions:
The population in Cuba decrease from 11,265,629 to 11,222,261 and Cuba take the .16% of the
total world population.
Economy
Cuba’s economic freedom score is 28.7, making its economy one of the world’s least free. Its
overall score is 0.2 point higher than last year, with deteriorations in trade freedom, fiscal
freedom, monetary freedom, and freedom from corruption counterbalanced by an improvement
in business freedom. Cuba is ranked least free of 29 countries in the South and Central
America/Caribbean region, and its overall score is significantly lower than the regional average.
Over the 20-year history of the Index, Cuba’s economic freedom has been stagnant near the
bottom of the “repressed” category. Its overall score improvement has been less than 1 point over
the past two decades, with score gains in fiscal freedom and freedom from corruption offset by
double-digit declines in business freedom and investment freedom.
The economy of Cuba is a largely state-controlled, centrally planned economy overseen by
the Cuban government, though there remains significant foreign investment and private
enterprise in Cuba. Most of the means of production are owned and run by the government, and
most of the labor force is employed by the state. In the year 2000, public sector employment was
76% and private sector employment was 23% compared to the 1981 ratio of 91% to 8%
Conclusion:
Cuba has a good economy in different cases and comparing with many countries but Cuba has a
lot of problems too so is balance but not at all beacause is 28.7 and its overall 0.2 higher than last
year.
APA: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/cuba
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Cuba
https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Economy_of_Cuba.html
CULTURAL ASPECTS
The culture of Cuba is a complex mixture of different, often contradicting, factors and influences.
Cuba is a meeting point of European, African, Chinese, and continental North American[1] cultures;
little of the original Amerindian culture survives. Since 1959, the Cuban Revolution has also greatly
affected Cuban culture, down to the most basic aspects of daily life.
MUSIC
The music of Cuba, including the instruments and the dances, is mostly of European and African
origin. Most forms of the present day are creolized fusions and mixtures of these two great
sources. Almost nothing remains of the original Native traditions.
SPORT
Fidel Castro's belief in socialism and the benefits of sports (he loves and has played baseball) has
resulted in Cuba's relative international success for a population of 11 million in sporting events
such as the Olympic Games. Unlike in most of Latin America, but like many nations of the
Caribbean and some of Central America, football is not a major game in Cuba, but is gaining
popularity. Baseball is the most popular sport in Cuba.
LANGUAGE
As a former colony of Spain, Spanish is spoken in Cuba. After the Cuban Revolution, the term
"compañero/compañera", meaning comrade, came to gradually replace the traditional
"señor/señora" as the universal polite title of address for strangers. A significant number of AfroCubans as well as the biracial Cubans speak Haitian Creole. Haitian Creole is the second most
spoken language as well as a recognized one in Cuba with approximately 300,000 speakers. That is
about 4% of the population. Haiti was a French colony, and the final years of the 1791–1804
Haitian Revolution brought a wave of French settlers fleeing with their Haitian slaves to Cuba.
GENERAL CULTURE
The cultural treasures of Cuba include, above all, the imposing buildings of the colonial era.
The following towns have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO:

The historic town centre of Habana Vieja and the fort (Havana)

The old town of Trinidad (Sancti Spíritus)

The sugar factories around Trinidad (Sancti Spíritus)

The fortifications of San Pedro de la Roca del Morro (Santiago de Cuba)

The ruins of the French coffee plantations of La Gran Piedra (Santiago de Cuba)

The National Park "Desembarco del Granma"
But in almost every Cuban town you can find buildings, theatres, churches or old forts that are
well worth seeing.
The carnival in Cuba is one of the most popular festivals of all peoples , which are usually held
before Lent , linking them to the festivities . Its origins come from the celebrations of Hispanic
settlers and their costumes , floats, and parades were introduced.
APA:
http://www.cubainfo.de/main-navigation/country-society/culture-and-traditions.html?L=1
http://www.logitravel.com/guias-de-viajes/fiestas-cuba-2_3.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Cuba
GENERAL SOCIAL PROBLEMS
There are two main contributing factors to Cuban children's social problems: Communism and the
Trade Embargo.
Communism in itself severely limits Cuban children's autonomy and freedom of choice. As a
communist country, Cuba believes that all citizens should live their lives for the state. Specifically,
most citizens' futures, even their careers, are planned out and dictated by the government.
Consequently, Cuban children are discouraged from freedom of expression and are taught at
young age that the extreme importance of the state. In order for Cuban children to be socially
accepted, they must realize that they are living in a restricted environment in which their choices
are limited and mask their self-interest and personal goals. Communism is a direct threat to the
very idea of childhood, children should be allowed to exercise their natural freedom and be able to
act in accordance to their personal desires.
The Trade Embargo with the U.S. takes away many of Cuban children's rights. Ideally, Cuba wants
to provide an equal lifestyle for everyone in Cuba. However, because of the Trade Embargo,
finances and basic supplies are hard to come by, making the distribution of resources, like milk and
food, difficult. Specifically, with Cuba's finances in a rut, all schools have suffered fund and supply
withdrawal, however rural schools have experienced the worst of it. Not only are all children
suffering from lack of schooling materials, like pencils and paper, but also, against Cuba's pledge of
equality, rural children are suffering shortages of everything. The Trade Embargo's effects are twofold; it is not only creating supply deficiency but also inequalities within Cuba and Cuban children.
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Biallas, L & Biallas, M. (1996, January). Cuba: Life amoung the
ruins. http://www.quincy.edu/~biallas/cuba.html
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Green, D. (1998). Hidden Lives: Voices of Children in Latin America and the Caribbean. London and
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Hayes, Keri. (1995, March). Feeding their own. http://www.soyatech.com/Cuba.html (1998,
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