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Cuba
Facts
- Population of about 11,423,900
- Capital is Havana
- Most popular island in the Caribbean
- Most important natural resource is nickel
- Largest producer of sugarcane is Caribbean
- Known for its communism and strict dictatorship of Fidel Castro
- U.S. became strongly involved with the Cold War and Bay of Pigs
Culture & Well Known People
- Very strong culture and beliefs
- Official language is Spanish
- Officially an atheist state but majority is Catholicism
- Baseball is the most popular sport
- Salsa music originated here and has become popular world-wide
- Celia Cruz- Most famous singer "Queen of Salsa"
- Daisy Fuentes - actress and model
- Andy Garcia- actor
- Eva Mendes- actress
- Gloria Estefan- singer
- Pitbull- rapper
- Rick Sanchez- journalist
- Alex Fernandez- baseball player
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