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Introduction ::Cuba
Background:
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The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from the US in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He stepped down as president in February 2008 in favor of his younger brother Raul CASTRO. Cuba's Communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The country faced a severe economic downturn in 1990 following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies worth $4 billion to $6 billion annually. Cuba at times portrays the US embargo, in place since 1961, as the source if its difficulties. Illicit migration to the US - using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, air flights, or via the US's southwest border - is a continuing problem. The US Coast Guard interdicted 1,275 Cuban nationals attempting to cross the Straits of Florida in 2012.
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Geography ::Cuba
Location:
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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
Geographic coordinates:
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21 30 N, 80 00 W
Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
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total: 110,860 sq km
country comparison to the world: 106
land: 109,820 sq km
water: 1,040 sq km
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Land boundaries:
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total: 29 km
border countries: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km
note: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba
Coastline:
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3,735 km
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate:
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tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October)
Terrain:
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mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Pico Turquino 2,005 m
Natural resources:
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cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
Land use:
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arable land: 32.31%
permanent crops: 3.55%
other: 64.15% (2011)
Irrigated land:
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8,703 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
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38.12 cu km (2011)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 4.424 cu km/yr (22%/14%/65%)
per capita: 392.6 cu m/yr (2010)
Natural hazards:
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the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common
Environment - current issues:
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air and water pollution; biodiversity loss; deforestation
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note:
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largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles
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People and Society ::Cuba
Nationality:
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noun: Cuban(s)
adjective: Cuban
Ethnic groups:
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white 65.1%, mulatto and mestizo 24.8%, black 10.1% (2002 census)
Languages:
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Spanish (official)
Religions:
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nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria
note: prior to CASTRO assuming power
Population:
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11,061,886 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.6% (male 944,254/female 892,766)
15-24 years: 13.9% (male 787,368/female 748,315)
25-54 years: 46.9% (male 2,611,371/female 2,578,471)
55-64 years: 10.3% (male 544,465/female 595,856)
65 years and over: 12.3% (male 611,086/female 747,934) (2013 est.)
population pyramid:
Median age:
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total: 38.9 years
male: 38 years
female: 39.7 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
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-0.115% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 202
Birth rate:
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9.96 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 197
Death rate:
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7.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
Net migration rate:
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-3.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
Urbanization:
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urban population: 75% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
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HAVANA (capital) 2.14 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
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73 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 85
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.83 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 182
male: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.87 years
country comparison to the world: 60
male: 75.61 years
female: 80.27 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
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1.46 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
Health expenditures:
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10.6% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 24
Physicians density:
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6.399 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
Hospital bed density:
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5.9 beds/1,000 population (2010)
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 94% of population
rural: 81% of population
total: 91% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6% of population
rural: 19% of population
total: 9% of population (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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7,100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever (2009)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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11.8% (2002)
country comparison to the world: 50
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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3.4% (2000)
country comparison to the world: 105
Education expenditures:
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12.9% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 2
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2002 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 18 years
male: 16 years
female: 19 years (2009)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
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total: 3.1%
country comparison to the world: 136
male: 2.8%
female: 3.5% (2008)
People - note:
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illicit emigration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and over-land via the southwest border
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Government ::Cuba
Country name:
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conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
conventional short form: Cuba
local long form: Republica de Cuba
local short form: Cuba
Government type:
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Communist state
Capital:
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name: Havana
geographic coordinates: 23 07 N, 82 21 W
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins third Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October; note - Cuba has been known to alter the schedule of DST on short notice in an attempt to conserve electricity for lighting
Administrative divisions:
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15 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 special municipality* (municipio especial); Artemisa, Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Mayabeque, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara
Independence:
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20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a day of independence
National holiday:
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Triumph of the Revolution, 1 January (1959)
Constitution:
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24 February 1976; amended July 1992 and June 2002
Legal system:
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civil law system based on Spanish civil code
International law organization participation:
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has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Suffrage:
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16 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
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chief of state: President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 24 February 2013); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 24 February 2013)
cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the Council of State and appointed by the National Assembly or the 28-member Council of State, elected by the assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session
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elections: president and vice presidents elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term; election last held on 24 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)
election results: Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz reelected president; percent of legislative vote - 100%; Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez elected vice president; percent of legislative vote - 100%
Legislative branch:
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unicameral National Assembly of People's Power or Asemblea Nacional del Poder Popular (number of seats in the National Assembly is based on population; 614 seats; members elected directly from slates approved by special candidacy commissions to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held on 3 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)
election results: Cuba's Communist Party is the only legal party, and officially sanctioned candidates run unopposed
Judicial branch:
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People's Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo Popular (president, vice presidents, and other judges are elected by the National Assembly)
Political parties and leaders:
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Cuban Communist Party or PCC [Raul CASTRO Ruz, first secretary]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
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Human Rights Watch; National Association of Small Farmers
International organization participation:
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ACP, ALBA, AOSIS, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IAEA, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS (excluded from formal participation since 1962), OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
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none; note - Cuba has an Interests Section in the Swiss Embassy, headed by Principal Officer Jorge BOLANOS Suarez; address: Cuban Interests Section, Swiss Embassy, 2630 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009; telephone: [1] (202) 797-8518; FAX: [1] (202) 797-8521
Diplomatic representation from the US:
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none; note - the US has an Interests Section in the Swiss Embassy, headed by Chief of Mission John P. CAULFIELD; address: USINT, Swiss Embassy, Calzada between L and M Streets, Vedado, Havana; telephone: [53] (7) 839-4100; FAX: [53] (7) 839-4247; protecting power in Cuba is Switzerland
Flag description:
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five equal horizontal bands of blue (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center; the blue bands refer to the three old divisions of the island: central, occidental, and oriental; the white bands describe the purity of the independence ideal; the triangle symbolizes liberty, equality, and fraternity, while the red color stands for the blood shed in the independence struggle; the white star, called La Estrella Solitaria (the Lone Star) lights the way to freedom and was taken from the flag of Texas
note: design similar to the Puerto Rican flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed
National anthem:
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name: "La Bayamesa" (The Bayamo Song)
lyrics/music: Pedro FIGUEREDO
note: adopted 1940; Pedro FIGUEREDO first performed "La Bayamesa" in 1868 during the Ten Years War against the Spanish; a leading figure in the uprising, FIGUEREDO was captured in 1870 and executed by a firing squad; just prior to the fusillade he is reputed to have shouted, "Morir por la Patria es vivir" (To die for the country is to live), a line from the anthem
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Economy ::Cuba
Economy - overview:
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The government continues to balance the need for loosening its socialist economic system against a desire for firm political control. The government in April 2011 held the first Cuban Communist Party Congress in almost 13 years, during which leaders approved a plan for wide-ranging economic changes. President Raul CASTRO said such changes were needed to update the economic model to ensure the survival of socialism. The government has expanded opportunities for self-employment and has introduced limited reforms, some initially implemented in the 1990s, to increase enterprise efficiency and alleviate serious shortages of food, consumer goods, services, and housing. The average Cuban's standard of living remains at a lower level than before the downturn of the 1990s, which was caused by the loss of Soviet aid and domestic inefficiencies. Since late 2000, Venezuela has been providing oil on preferential terms, and it currently supplies over 100,000 barrels per day of petroleum products. Cuba has been paying for the oil, in part, with the services of Cuban personnel in Venezuela including some 30,000 medical professionals.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$121 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
$117.3 billion (2011 est.)
$114.1 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$72.3 billion (2012 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
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3.1% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
2.8% (2011 est.)
2.4% (2010 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$10,200 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
$10,000 (2009 est.)
$10,000 (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 3.8%
industry: 22.3%
services: 73.8% (2012 est.)
Labor force:
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5.05 million
country comparison to the world: 75
note: state sector 72.3%, non-state sector 27.7% (2012 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 19.7%
industry: 17.1%
services: 63.2% (2011)
Unemployment rate:
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3.8% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
3.2% (2011 est.)
note: these are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double the official figures
Population below poverty line:
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NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Investment (gross fixed):
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10% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
Budget:
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revenues: $47 billion
expenditures: $49.7 billion (2012 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
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65% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
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-3.7% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
Public debt:
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35.1% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
35.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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5.5% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
4.7% (2011 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
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NA%
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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NA%
Stock of narrow money:
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$11.43 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
$11.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of broad money:
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$36.29 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
$34.77 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
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$NA
Agriculture - products:
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sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock
Industries:
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petroleum, nickel/cobalt, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, construction, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, sugar
Industrial production growth rate:
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0.8% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
Current account balance:
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$1 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
$1.4 billion (2010 est.)
Exports:
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$5.6 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
$6.041 billion (2011 est.)
Exports - commodities:
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petroleum, nickel, medical products, sugar, tobacco, fish, citrus, coffee
Exports - partners:
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China 24.8%, Canada 21.5%, Venezuela 7.1%, Netherlands 7.1%, Spain 6.5% (2011)
Imports:
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$13.68 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
$13.96 billion (2011 est.)
Imports - commodities:
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petroleum, food, machinery and equipment, chemicals
Imports - partners:
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Venezuela 37.4%, China 9.8%, Spain 8.4%, Brazil 5.2%, Canada 4.4% (2011)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$4.693 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
$4.393 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Debt - external:
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$22.16 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
$21.52 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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$NA
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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$4.138 billion (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
Exchange rates:
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Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar -
1 (2012 est.)
0.9847 (2011 est.)
0.9259 (2010 est.)
0.9259 (2009)
0.9259 (2008)
Fiscal year:
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calendar year
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Energy ::Cuba
Electricity - production:
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17.8 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
Electricity - consumption:
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16.38 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
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5.914 million kW (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
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99.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
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0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
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0.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
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0.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
Crude oil - production:
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53,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
Crude oil - exports:
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83,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
Crude oil - imports:
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165,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
Crude oil - proved reserves:
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181.5 million bbl (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
Refined petroleum products - production:
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104,200 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
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150,200 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
Refined petroleum products - exports:
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0 bbl/day (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
Refined petroleum products - imports:
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73,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
Natural gas - production:
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1.03 billion cu m (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
Natural gas - consumption:
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1.03 billion cu m (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 181
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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70.79 billion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
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34.46 million Mt (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
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Communications ::Cuba
Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.193 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 70
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1.315 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 149
Telephone system:
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general assessment: greater investment beginning in 1994 and the establishment of a new Ministry of Information Technology and Communications in 2000 has resulted in improvements in the system; national fiber-optic system under development; 95% of switches digitized by end of 2006; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos, which effectively limits subscribership
domestic: fixed-line density remains low at 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains only about 10 per 100 persons
international: country code - 53; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to US network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) (2010)
Broadcast media:
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government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; government operates 4 national TV networks and many local TV stations; government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and many local radio stations; Radio-TV Marti is beamed from the US (2007)
Internet country code:
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.cu
Internet hosts:
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3,244 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 154
Internet users:
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1.606 million
country comparison to the world: 79
note: private citizens are prohibited from buying computers or accessing the Internet without special authorization; foreigners may access the Internet in large hotels but are subject to firewalls; some Cubans buy illegal passwords on the black market or take advantage of public outlets to access limited email and the government-controlled "intranet" (2009)
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Transportation ::Cuba
Airports:
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136 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 42
Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 65
over 3,047 m: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 27 (2012)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 71
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 59 (2012)
Pipelines:
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gas 41 km; oil 230 km (2010)
Railways:
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total: 8,598 km
country comparison to the world: 24
standard gauge: 8,322 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 276 km 1.000-m gauge
note: 4,533 km of the track is used by sugar plantations; 4,257 km is standard gauge; 276 km is narrow gauge (2006)
Roadways:
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total: 60,858 km
country comparison to the world: 72
paved: 29,820 km (includes 638 km of expressway)
unpaved: 31,038 km (2000)
Waterways:
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240 km (almost all navigable inland waterways are near the mouths of rivers) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 95
Merchant marine:
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total: 3
country comparison to the world: 135
by type: cargo 1, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 1
registered in other countries: 5 (Curacao 1, Panama 2, unknown 2) (2010)
Ports and terminals:
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Antilla, Cienfuegos, Guantanamo, Havana, Matanzas, Mariel, Nuevitas Bay, Santiago de Cuba, Tanamo
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Military ::Cuba
Military branches:
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Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario, ER, includes Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT)); Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR, includes Marine Corps); Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Forces (Defensas Anti-Aereas y Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria, DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo, EJT) (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
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17-28 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation; both sexes subject to military service (2006)
Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 2,998,201
females age 16-49: 2,919,107 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 2,446,131
females age 16-49: 2,375,590 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
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male: 72,823
female: 69,108 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
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3.2% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 37
Military - note:
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the collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the Cuban military of its major economic and logistic support and had a significant impact on the state of Cuban equipment; the army remains well trained and professional in nature; while the lack of replacement parts for its existing equipment has increasingly affected operational capabilities, Cuba remains able to offer considerable resistance to any regional power (2010)
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Transnational Issues ::Cuba
Disputes - international:
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US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the facility can terminate the lease
Trafficking in persons:
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current situation: Cuba is a source country for adults and some children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; prostitution of children reportedly occurs in Cuba as prostitution is not criminalized for anyone above 16 years old; the scope of trafficking within Cuba is particularly difficult to gauge due to the closed nature of the government and sparse non-governmental or independent reporting
tier rating: Tier 3 - Cuba does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government did not publicize information about government measures to address human trafficking through prosecution, protection, or prevention efforts during the reporting period (2010)
Illicit drugs:
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territorial waters and air space serve as transshipment zone for US- and European-bound drugs; established the death penalty for certain drug-related crimes in 1999 (2008)
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