What are the main ethnic groups in Cuba?

Ethnic groups: 51% mulatto, 37% white, 11% black, 1% Chinese (according to Cuban census data). Language: Spanish.

What ethnicity live in Cuba?

The University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies found that 62% of the population is black while the official 2002 census found 65% were white. An autosomal study in 2014, however, found Cuba’s genetic ancestry is 72% European, 20% African and 8% Native American.

What 3 cultures make up Cuba?

It’s may be true that we Americans know very little about Cuba in general and Cuban traditions in particular. Cuba’s culture is a rich amalgam of African, Spanish, and Caribbean pastimes; the food, the religions, and of course the music and dances all combine elements of the Old World and the New.

Is Cuban a race or ethnicity?

Cubans (Spanish: Cubanos) are people born in Cuba and people with Cuban citizenship. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic, religious and national backgrounds. As a result, Cubans generally do not equate their ethnicity with nationality but with citizenship and their allegiance to Cuba.