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parties sign the deed with necessary witnesses. 

 The purchaser does not receive this deed, but a 

 copy of it, which is furnished by the notary and 

 another copy is sent to the National Treasury, 

 as one per cent of the purchase price of all trans- 

 fers of property in Cuba must be paid to the 

 State. The fees for registration are moderate in 

 every case. 



PERTINENT FACTS ABOUT CUBA 



(The following facts are detailed at length in 

 the various booklets accompanying. They are 

 only given here for quick reference): 



The Island is approximately 760 miles long. 



Cuba's sea coast is approximately 2,000 miles 

 long, with more fine deep water harbors than any 

 other country in the Western Hemisphere. 



Total Foreign Commerce (191 5) over 1409,000,000.00 



Exports for year ending in December, 191 5 254,292,000.00 



Imports for fiscal year ending December, 1915 155,448,000.00 



Balance of trade in favor of Cuba 98,844,000.00 



Balance of trade per capita 39-54 



Foreign exports of Cuba per capita loi .72 



Foreign imports of Cuba per capita 62.18 



Foreign exports of United States per capita 22.00 



Foreign imports of United States per capita 17.00 



Foreign debt of Cuba per capita ^^7 • 50 



Foreign debt of Great Britain per capita 80.00 



Foreign debt of France per capita 158.00 



Foreign debt of the United States per capita 10.00 



(Although Cuba has a larger per capita debt 

 than the United States, her per capita foreign 

 commerce is 500 per cent higher than that of the 

 United States.) 



Her tobacco yield is valued at $25,000,000.00 

 in 1916. 



Although the groves are young, citrus fruits 

 and vegetables produce $5,000,000.00 annually. 



