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| Currency |
Cuban peso (1 Cuban peso (Cu$) = 100 centavos) |
| GDP |
US$22.1 billion (1999) |
| Real GDP Growth |
(change on previous year) 6.2 (1999) |
| Consumer Price Inflation |
0.5 (1999 est) |
| Unemployment |
6% (1999 est) |
| Foreign Debt |
US$12 billion (1999 est) |
| Major Trading Partners |
Western Europe, Latin America, Russia, China, Iran & North Korea |
| Major Industries |
Sugar, minerals, tobacco, agricultural, medicine & tourism |
| Resources |
Iron ore, copper, chromite, gold, manganese, nickel, cobalt, silver, salt |
| Exports |
Sugar, minerals, tobacco, citrus fruits, fish products. Principal market Russia 21.7 (1998) |
| Imports |
Mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs, beverages. Principal source Spain 22.3 (1998) |
| Arable Land |
34.3 (1996) |
| Agricultural Products |
Sugar cane (world's fourth-largest producer), tobacco, rice, citrus fruits, plantains, bananas, forestry & fishing |
| Financial Year |
Same as calendar year |
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