1. The Republic of Cuba (Spanish: La República de Cuba; English: The Republic of Cuba), abbreviated as Cuba. The name of the country is derived from the Taino word "coabana", which means "fertile land" and "good place".
Cuba is an island nation in the northern Caribbean of North America, and Havana is the economic and political center and capital of Cuba.
2. Cuba, with an average life expectancy of 78.3 years and a literacy rate of 99 per cent, has reached an extremely high level in the human development index for many years.
3. The area is 109884 square kilometers, of which Cuba Island is 104555.61 square kilometers and the surrounding islands and reefs are 3126.43 square kilometers.
4. Cuba is composed of more than 1600 islands such as Cuba Island and Youth Island (formerly Pine Island), which is the largest island country in the West Indies, and Cuba island is the largest island in the Greater Antilles, known as the "key to the Gulf of Mexico".
The island of Cuba resembles a crocodile, also known as the "green crocodile of the Caribbean".
5. Located north of the Maestra Mountains, the East-West River, the Kauto River, is the largest river in Cuba, but it is only 370 km long and is the only navigable river in Cuba.
6. Cuba is the only socialist country in the Americas, the only country in Latin America that has completely eradicated hunger, and at the same time the most aging country in Latin America, with a population that is basically negative.
7. The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest human being has ever been to a nuclear war.
8. Cuba has the highest number of doctors per capita in the world, 67 out of every 10,000 people are doctors, and Cuba implements universal free medical care, and if there is a problem that cannot be treated by its own doctors, the Government will also pay for foreign experts.
9. The origin of bullfrogs is Cuba, and most of the bullfrogs you eat now are descendants of Cuban bullfrogs.
10. The Bay of Pigs incident in Cuba was the first time that the United States paid war reparations and the only time so far. (It is very powerful to make lao Mei compensate ah [applause] [applause])
11. Cuba is known as the "world sugar tank", the total production of sucrose is second only to Brazil and India, the per capita export volume is the world's first, sugar processing capacity is also one of the world's best.
12. On September 28, 1960, China and Cuba established diplomatic relations, Cuba is the first American country to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, and the first Western Hemisphere country to establish diplomatic relations with China, and is the first country in the Americas to open up to Chinese citizens for self-funded tourism.
13. Varadero is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, which is the most unlikely place in Cuba, but also the most heavenly place in Cuba, known as the "Garden of Eden on Earth".
14. The Sierra Maestra in the territory is the highest mountain range in Cuba, of which The Turkino Peak is 1974 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in Cuba.
15. The Cuban women's volleyball team is known as "Caribbean black rubber", the Cuban women's volleyball team ruled the entire 90s with "eight consecutive championships", won three Olympic Games, four World Cups, three World Championships, and crushed the Chinese women's volleyball team for an era. [Like] [Like]
16. Cuba has a total population of 11.472 million, 75% of the urban population, 66% of the total population of whites, 11% of blacks, 22% of mestizos and 1% of Chinese. The official language is Spanish.
17. Honey-sucking hummingbird is a unique species of hummingbird in Cuba, the smallest bird in the world, only five or six centimeters long, rarely weighing more than two grams, more pocket-sized than many large insects, they are like bees, mainly suck nectar.
18. Cuba, which is economically underdeveloped, has a fairly sound health insurance system and is the only country in the world that has achieved universal free medical care.
19. Cuban cigars, the best tobacco in the world.
20. Cuba has two currencies, one is CUC, referred to as the red peso, specially for foreigners, the exchange rate with the US dollar is basically maintained at 1:1, while the other is CUP, referred to as the Turkish peso, for the use of nationals, 1CUC is about equal to 25CUP.
21.Cuba is rich in natural resources and has mining value such as nickel, cobalt, manganese, chromium, iron and copper. Among them, nickel reserves are about 6.6 million tons, accounting for 40.27% of the world's total reserves. Manganese reserves of about 7 million tons; chromium reserves are also relatively rich; iron ore reserves of about 3.5 billion tons, mainly distributed in the Nipe Mountains and Baracoa Mountains, is one of the largest reserves in the world; almost all the mountains in Cuba contain copper ore; Pine Island stores tungsten ore, and also produces marble.
22. Cuba is surrounded by the sea on all sides and is rich in fishery resources, with more than 500 kinds of fish of all kinds. Sea salt can also be produced along the coasts of Guantanamo, Battigiri and Raisaburra.
The forest area accounts for about 27.5% of the country's land area and is rich in precious timber such as mahogany, sandalwood and Cuban pine.
23. Guantanamo Prison in Cuba has the title of "the most expensive prison in the world", and the area of this prison is permanently leased by Cuba to the United States, and the actual controller is the United States! The U.S. pays $150 million a year to maintain and run the prison, and inmates spend about 900,000 a year.
24. The natural scenery such as bright sunshine, crystal clear waters and white sand beaches make this Cuban island country, which enjoys the reputation of "Pearl of the Caribbean", a world-class tourist and health resort, and tourism is Cuba's second largest source of foreign exchange.