Overview

 

Area km²: 109,884

Population: 11,193,470

Capital: La Habana

ISO 3166: CU

 

Population density:
101.9 hab/km²

National flower:
White garland-lily (Hedychium coronarium)

Agriculture is very important for the Cuban economy. The country’s major crops are sugarcane and tobacco, but plantains, cassava, sweet potato, tomato, mango, maize, rice, beans and potato, among others, are cultivated as well. Cuba also produces pork and poultry meat, and beef. Cuban chief agricultural exports are tobacco cigars, sugar and ethanol; while imports mainly include poultry, wheat, soybean and its byproducts, maize and milk.