Population 11.2
million, Land area 42,426 square miles. Nominal Per Capita GDP
$6,445. Nominal GDP $72 billion. State Salary $20 per
month. Labor force participation 40%.
Unemployment 25%.
Main Industries
include: sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement,
agricultural machinery and pharmaceuticals.
Exports $4.41 billion
in sugar, medical products, nickel, tobacco shellfish, citrus and coffee sold
to Venezuela 33.5%, Canada 15.9%, China 9.5%, Netherlands 4.5% and Italy 1.5%.
Imports $15.2 billion
including petroleum, food, machinery, equipment and chemicals from Venezuela
38.7%, China 9.8%, Russia 4.7%, Algeria 4.4% and Poland 2.4%
Government revenue
$54.5 billion, Spending $64.6 billion, Public debt $25.2 billion.
Cuban Per
Capita GDP in 1929 was 41% of US per capita. Cuban
population in 1955 was 7.1 million. In 1950, Cuba was a typical small South
American country with a small population of land-owners and a large rural poor
population. After the Communist take-over, investment dropped to zero.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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