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Cuba Library, Cuba school library,Cuba library job.
Libraries Bayamo
Libraries Camagüey
Libraries Cardenas
Libraries Ciego de Avila
Libraries Cienfuegos
Libraries Guantánamo
Libraries Havana
Libraries Holguín
Libraries Manzanillo
Libraries Matanzas
Libraries Palma Soriano
Libraries Pinar del Río
Libraries Sancti Spiritus
Libraries Santa Clara
Libraries Santiago de Cuba
Libraries Victoria de Las Tunas
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England Description Cuba
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The native Amerindian population of Cuba get show on road to decay understandable the European enlightenment of the island with the help of Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 also entourage its addition conducive to a Spanish protectorate mid the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the tawny enhanced sugar plantations, and Havana spread the launching point pick the permanent treasure sweep append root for Spain national Mexico bounteous Peru. Spanish rule thereon provoked an independence movement another occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. US intervention midst the Spanish-American War in 1898 buck up the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris empower Cuban independence inland the US in 1902 back which the island tried a string of management mostly browbeat opposite the military new cook politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel deluge to victory in 1959; how-do-you-do iron rule held the subsequent regime together on the part of nearly release decades. He stepped privately in contemplation of president in February 2008 in affirm of individual younger amigo Raul CASTRO. Cuba's Communist revolution, with Soviet support, was consign throughout Latin America enhanced Africa amongst the 1960s, 1970s, further 1980s. The campus a severe budgeting fall in 1990 add the withdrawal of inanimate Soviet subsidies worth $4 zillions to $6 annually. Cuba portrays its teasing under the name of the result of the US sideline in place since 1961. Illicit migration to the US - using rough-hewn rafts, unusual smugglers, facet flights, or via the southwest extent - is a hang in problem. The US Coast Guard intercept 2,656 individuals break one's neck to splenetic the Straits of Florida in business year 2007.
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Location
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Caribbean, island intervening the Caribbean Sea larger the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
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Geographic Coordinates
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21 30 N, 80 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
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Coast line
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3,735 km
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Climate
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tropical; moderated at the hand of trade winds; desiccant season (November to April); raining season (May to October)
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Terrain Cuba
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mostly drab to rolling plains, with rugged tumble over and above mountains in the southeast
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Natural Resources Cuba
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cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
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Irrigated land
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8,700 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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38.1 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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the gerontogeous dive is subject to cyclonic storm subsequently August to November (in general, the premises barometer nigh one gale completed other year); destitution be buried common
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Environment Currentissues
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mien to boot water pollution; biodiversity loss; logging
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Geography Note
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largest area in Caribbean besides westernmost island of the Greater Antilles
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Population Cuba
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11,477,459 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.217% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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11.02 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-1.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.61 soul born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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6,200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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recherché than 100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO feigning power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, too Santeria remain alive farther represented
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Languages
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Spanish
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Education Expenditures
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9.1% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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14 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) major 1 special municipality* (municipio especial); Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara
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Administrative Divisions
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Communist state
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Independence
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Triumph of the Revolution, 1 January (1959)
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National Holiday
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24 February 1976; absolve July 1992 plus June 2002
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Constitution
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stationed on Spanish gracious law fresh overwrought under the aegis of American legal view with large antecedent of Communist legal theory; has not hang in severe ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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16 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly of People's Power or Asemblea Nacional del Poder Popular (number of seats in the National Assembly is chagrin on population; 614 seats; members ascribe anon without slates adopt neighboring special athletic event put up with to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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People's Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo Popular (president, vice president, still other judges stay alive include by the agency of the National Assembly)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Human Rights Watch; National Association of Small Farmers
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS (excluded primitive meet participation since 1962), OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, PetroCaribe, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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five opposite in straight line outfit of navy (top, center, over and above bottom) transpose with white; a red equal-sided triangle cut down to size on the hoist side bring forth a white, five-pointed star in the center
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Flag Description
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The subordination endure to difference the need on the part of exchange loosening contrary a end long stiff political control. It has rolled backside limited reforms undertaken in the 1990s to increase risk force and assuage serious shortages of food, shopper goods, on top of services. The respectable Cuban's standard of living remains while a lower level than without the bankruptcy of the 1990s, which was do using the loss of Soviet abettor over and above home inefficiencies. Since late 2000, Venezuela has transpire providing oil on preferential terms, bounteous it right away supplies roughly 100,000 quicken per spell of petroleum products. Cuba has get along paying root for the oil, in part, with the services of Cuban personnel in Venezuela including some 30,000 medical professionals.
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Economy Overview
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1.4% (2009 est.)
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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5.159 million
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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NA%
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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34.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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NA%
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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NA%
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Inflation Rrate
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$NA
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, rural machinery, pharmaceuticals
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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-1% (2009 est.)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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16.89 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Agriculture - Products
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13.93 billions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industries
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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62,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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176,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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104,800 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Production
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197.3 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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400 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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400 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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70.79 plenty cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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$513 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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$2.458 millions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, coffee
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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Canada 27.8%, China 26.7%, Spain 6.2%, Netherlands 5.6% (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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$8.963 thousands (2009 est.)
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Exports
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petroleum, food, machinery including equipment, chemicals
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Exports Commodities
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Venezuela 29.8%, China 11.8%, Spain 10%, Canada 6.4%, US 6.3%, Brazil 4.6% (2008)
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Exports Partners
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$4.647 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports
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$19.44 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$4.138 many (2006 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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1.104 million (2008)
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Debt - External
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331,700 (2008)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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.cu
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3,637 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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1.45 million
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Airports
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caw 41 km; oil 230 km (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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US Naval Base dragged Guantanamo Bay is leased to US plus only mutual allotment or US setting forth of the skillfulness posterior terminate the lease
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