Fish catch per year: 108,846 tonnes

Oil production and reserves: 54,035 b/d (reserves 118m barrels)

Estimated livestock resources: 4.04m cattle, 1.31m pigs, 11.2m chickens

Main mineral resources: Iron, nickel, cobalt, chromite, gold, manganese, oil

ELECTRICITY GENERATION

The collapse of the USSR precipitated a steep decline in demand for sugar; production hit a 50-year low in 1998.

Cuba seeks to expand nickel and cobalt production, traditionally its biggest merchandise exports, assisted by private mining ventures. Work at Juraguá on a Russian-built nuclear reactor was abandoned in December 2000. The government intends to expand crude oil production until the country is self-sufficient in energy. It currently imports oil from Venezuela.

From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004