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What are the main industries in Cuba? Industry or agriculture?

Cuba's economy has long maintained a single economic development model based on sucrose production. Cuba is one of the major sugar producing countries in the world and is known as the "world sugar jar". Sugar industry is the main industry, accounting for more than 7% of the world's sugar production, and the per capita sugar production ranks first in the world. The annual output value of sucrose accounts for about 4% of the national income. Sugarcane is mainly cultivated in agriculture, and the planting area of sugarcane accounts for 55% of the arable land in China. Followed by rice, tobacco, citrus, etc., Cuban cigars are world-renowned. Mining resources are mainly nickel, cobalt and chromium, in addition to manganese and copper. Cobalt reserves are 8, tons, nickel reserves are 14.6 million tons and chromium reserves are 2 million tons. Zeolite (called "century mineral" by experts) was discovered in Cuba in 1938, but it was not until 1986 that it began to develop vigorously. Its reserves are estimated at 3 billion tons, second only to the United States and the former Soviet Union. At present, many active products have been made, each with its own function. The forest coverage rate is about 21%. Rich in precious hardwood. Cuba is rich in tourism resources, and hundreds of scenic spots dot the coastline like jade. Bright sunshine, clear sea water, white sand beaches and other natural scenery make this island country, which enjoys the reputation of "Pearl of the Caribbean", a world-class tourist and convalescent resort. In recent years, Cuba has made full use of these unique advantages to vigorously develop tourism and make it the first pillar industry of the national economy. According to official statistics, Cuba received more than 1.9 million foreign tourists in 23, and its tourism revenue was 2 billion dollars.