What is the population and area of Cuba?

Cuba has a population of1182000 and an area of 109900 square kilometers.

Cuba (Spanish: La Repú blica de Cuba, English: The Republic of Cuba) is called Cuba for short. Its name comes from the Taino word "coabana", which means "fertile land" and "good place". It is an island country in the northern Caribbean of North America, and Havana is the economic and political center and capital of Cuba. Cuba is the largest island in the Greater Antilles and is known as the "key to the Gulf of Mexico".

Cuba island resembles a crocodile, also known as the "green crocodile in the Caribbean". 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed and discovered the island of Cuba. 15 10, the Spanish expeditionary force conquered Cuba and colonized it. 1868 and 1895 two wars of Cuban independence broke out.

1898, occupied by the United States after the Spanish-American War. 1902, the United States established the Republic of Cuba. The following year, the United States forcibly rented two naval bases. 1933, the dictatorship of fulgencio Batista came to power. 1 959 65438+1October1,Fidel Castro led the rebel army to overthrow Batista's rule and establish a socialist system.

Cuba's natural resources:

1. Mineral resources: Cuba's mineral resources with mining value include nickel, cobalt, manganese, chromium, iron and copper. Among them, nickel reserves account for about one-third of the world's proven reserves. 20 17 Cuba is the tenth largest producer of nickel and the fifth largest producer of cobalt in the world. At the end of 20 18, the Cuban government announced that the domestic output of nickel-cobalt mine was expected to reach 50,000 tons that year.

2. Oil resources: In 2008, Cuba announced that it had proven recoverable oil reserves of 20 billion barrels, mainly stored in Cuba's exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico. However, according to the data released by the US Geological Survey, Cuba's offshore oil reserves are about 5 billion barrels, with a maximum of 9 billion barrels. 20 16 MEO petroleum exploration company of Australia discovered a large oil field with a reserve of 8 billion barrels in the central and western provinces of Cuba.

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