Names: conventional long form: Republic of Cuba conventional short form: Cuba local long form: Republica de Cuba local short form: Cuba

Capital City: Havana

Population: 11,382,820 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $3,900 (2006 est.)

Currency: Cuban peso (CUP) and Convertible peso (CUC)

Languages: Spanish

Total Area: total: 110,860 sq km land: 110,860 sq km water: 0 sq km slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

Region: North America

Industries: sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals

Agriculture: sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock

Resources: cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land

Labor Force: 4.82 million note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2006 est.)
agriculture: 20% industry: 19.4% services: 60.6% (2005)

Exports: $2.956 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, coffee

Imports: $9.51 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
petroleum, food, machinery and equipment, chemicals

Overview: The government continues to balance the need for economic loosening against a desire for firm political control. It has rolled back limited reforms undertaken in the 1990s to increase enterprise efficiency and alleviate serious shortages of food, consumer goods, and services. The average Cuban's standard of living remains at a lower level than before the downturn of the 1990s, which was caused by the loss of Soviet aid and domestic inefficiencies. In 2006, high metals prices continued to boost Cuban earnings from nickel and cobalt production. Havana continued to invest in the country's energy sector to mitigate electrical blackouts that have plagued the country since 2004.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $400,000 in goods to Cuba. This ranks Cuba 169^th among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Cuba decreased from the previous year by $4,356,819 a change of -91.59%. State exports to Cuba have increased over the last 5 years by 393,190 a change of 5773.72%. Missouri exports account for .00%. of all 2007 US exports to Cuba.