Geography of Cuba Cuba is located in the Caribbean‚ and is the largest island there. Technically‚ the country does not border any other countries. The United States leases Guantanamo Bay‚ a military prison‚ in an eastern section of the country (Geography). Other than this‚ Cuba is completely surrounded by water. Cuba has an area of 42‚803 sq. miles. It is about 760 miles long‚ and about 55 miles wide. Its closest neighbor is Haiti‚ about 50 miles east‚ and lies 100 miles south of Florida (Cuba: Location)
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Cuba has recently discovered oil reserves in offshore fields of Cuba’s share of the Gulf of Mexico that can approximately be rounded to contain 200 million barrels of natural recoverable oil. At the same time Cuba rejoices from this discovery coincedently the U.S is promoting to normalize relations with Cuba’s government. This significant discovery can lead for Cuba to stop their dependance on foreign oil and compete at hand with the US’s oil reserves and become part of the top 20 countries to produce
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Race in Cuba The legacy of slavery and the legacy of systematic racial discrimination imposed on Afro-Cubans are grim realities that are imbedded in Cuban societal and cultural fibers. Despite the abolition of slavery in 1886 and its gaining of independence in 1902 Cuban society‚ politics‚ and ideology have been haunted with the specter of the ‘race issue.’ According to Aline Helg‚ "the myth of Cuban racial equality has proved remarkably enduring‚ even since the revolution of 1959". In order to
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Before 1850‚ Cuba was governed by Spain. However‚ the United States wanted to acquire Cuba for the following reasons. Firstly for commercial reason that is‚ Cuba would be a good market for American goods. Secondly‚ a slave state‚ planters form the Southern States of the United States wanted to acquire Cuba so that it would be made into a state where slavery could be continued. Thirdly‚ a military base‚ many Americans felt that Cuba could be used as a military base to protect
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What do you know about Cuba? Cuba is the largest country‚ by land area in the caribbean and the main island is the sixteenth largest island in the world by land area. The aerial view of Cuba resembles an alligator‚ and it is sometimes is referred to as ‘El Cocodrillo.’ In 1954‚ Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature‚ he wanted to give it to the people of Cuba‚ for his influence in ‘The Old Man in the Sea.’ Cuba is defined by its history‚ culture‚ and its tourist attractions. Cuba’s
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The Status of Restrictions on the Right to Travel from the U.S. to Cuba Atty. Arthur Heitzer‚ 633 W. Wisconsin Ave.‚ Suite 1410‚ Milwaukee‚ WI 53203 USA‚ (414) 273-1040 ext. 12‚ aheitzer@igc.org. Despite the multiple guarantees of individual rights contained in the U.S. constitution‚ the right of U.S. nationals to travel abroad to countries of their choosing‚ and to learn from and associate with people of other nations‚ has repeatedly been restricted. The longest such restrictions have
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election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States might cause turmoil in the country’s relationship with Cuba due to the foreign policy statements he made during his campaign‚ going as far as to say‚ regarding Castro’s death‚ that he had been a brutal‚ murderous and oppressive dictator. These two developments make this time an especially interesting period to study Cuba and the way in which its artists might express these issues in relation to Raul Castro’s political measures‚ which had
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Cuba Persuasive Paper Is President Obama right or wrong to normalize relations with Cuba? For over half a century the United States has had issues with the island of Cuba. The Castro family has had a line of Presidents that have been cruel and untrustworthy. The U.S. imposed an embargo on Cuba which made it illegal for businesses to trade with them. Recently President Obama has decided to thaw the ice with Cuba and change the relationship with them that has lasted so long. So the question arises
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Cuba’s Gross Domestic Product per capita is 72.23 billion USD. It is a fairly poor state because Cuba does not have a capitalist economic system‚ it is communist which means that workers labour for the state‚ receive low incomes and in turn get domestic benefits such as free food‚ subsidies bills‚ free medical coverage‚ free education‚ no taxes on property and goods and services. The country has some developed and some underdeveloped countries which is all dependent upon its literacy rate‚ 3 out
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The Cuban revolution was one that transformed Cuba into an independent socialist society. This revolution sent a message around the globe. The message: " Socialism can be achieved and capitalism‚ with its culture stripping mechanism’s can be supplemented". However‚ the revolution did leave its mark on Cuba. This can be seen in the events that took place during the early stages of the revolution. The effects of the revolution were positive for certain sections of the population and negative for others
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