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Cuba
Republic of Cuba
Quick facts
- Capital
- Havana
- Population
- 11 m
- Area
- 109,884 km²
- Region
- Caribbean
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Cuban convertible peso ($)
- Demonym
- Cuban
- UN member
- Yes
How Cuba compares
Economy size$107 B
67th of 178 worldwide · 3rd of 7 in Caribbean
Income per person$9,605
72nd of 178 worldwide · 5th of 7 in Caribbean
Life expectancy78.3 yrs
50th of 179 worldwide · 2nd of 7 in Caribbean
Internet access70.5%
110th of 179 worldwide · 6th of 7 in Caribbean
Military spending$129 M
135th of 163 worldwide · 4th of 5 in Caribbean
Highlights
GDP
$107 B
World Bank2020
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$9,605
World Bank2020
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
78.3 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.4%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
2,171
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
0.6%
World Bank2020
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the Taino and the fortified key to the Indies to a sugar colony, a contested republic, and a socialist revolution at the edge of the Cold War.
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