General Info
Population
11.3 million people
With whom does the history of Cuba begin?
Christopher Columbus
Who was the large sectors of Cuba's economy controlled by?
The United States
What kind of dances from Cuba do you know?
Danzón, mambo, zapateo, cha-cha-cha
How many people use 12 million the Cuban dialect in the USA?
2 million
Number of provinces
fourteen provinces + one special municipality
When was Cuba discovered?
1492
How many zones economically free zones were created in Cuba?
Who was Cuba's cuisine influenced by?
Spanish, Africa, Caribbean cuisines + Italian and Chinese
How many people use Cuban dialect?
12 million people
How Cienfuegos kickname Cuba?
The pearl of the South
When did Cuba launch into nationhood?
On May 20, 1902
When was a trade blockade imposed on Cuba?
In 1960
What was the name of the rituals of the island's indigenous people?
Areíto
What origin do these words have –aura, caimán, guagua, jíbaro?
Indian
With whom does Cuba share its maritime borders?
The Bahamas, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and the United States
How many people left the island on 1980?
125,000
What are the countries with main imports from Cuba?
China,Brazil, Germany, Spain
What products are considered to be unacceptable in Cuban sandwich?
Tomatoes and lettuce
What borrowings does the Cuban dialect have?
English, Indian, English, Spanish , French and Russian
Where is the country situated?
The country is situated in the western West Indies, between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
What was the name of aboriginal groups which inhabited the island in XV century?
the Guanahatabey, Ciboney, and Taíno
What was a distinctive feature of the Cuban economy in the 20th century?
The predominance of cane sugar, cigars and tobacco in the export nomenclature.
What musical artists do you know from Cuba?
Alpharetta Constantia Marley, Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Gloria Estefan ...
What differences in the Cuban and Spanish dialects do you remember?
1) In classical Spanish, there are pronounces tú (ты) and Usted (Вы).
2) A third pronoun appears – vos.
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