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Population:
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11,346,670 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.6% (male 1,139,644/female 1,079,412)
15-64 years: 70.1% (male 3,977,110/female 3,975,818) 65 years and over: 10.4% (male 540,720/female 633,966) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 35.36 years
male: 34.73 years female: 35.98 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.33% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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12.03 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.19 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 6.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.23 years
male: 74.94 years female: 79.65 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.66 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,300 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Cuban(s)
adjective: Cuban |
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Ethnic groups:
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mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1% |
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Religions:
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nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented |
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Languages:
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Spanish |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 97.2% female: 96.9% (2003 est.) |
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People - note:
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illicit migration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and overland via the southwest border |
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