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1.1 ‘Courtesy and respect for the law are inseparable’. ‘A man who does not respect a woman is a coward. A man who does not respect a young female police officer (una muchacha policía) and does not follow her instructions is twice as cowardly and also an enemy of the law.’ (Tomás Borge).

3.1 Basic grain production, 1977–90 (in t).

5.1 Evolution in the size of farms by range (in percentages of land used for agriculture).