Outline of Cuba
Encyclopedia
The Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos.

Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...

 is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....

 is the second largest city.

Cuba is home to over 11 million people and is the most populous island nation in the Caribbean. Its people
Cubans
Cubans or Cuban people are the inhabitants or citizens of Cuba. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...

, culture
Culture of Cuba
The culture of Cuba is a complex mixture of different, often contrasting, factors and influences. Cuba is a meeting point of European, African and continental North American cultures; little of the original Amerindian culture survives. Since 1959, the Cuban Revolution has also greatly affected...

, and customs draw from diverse sources, such as the aboriginal Taíno and Ciboney
Ciboney
The Ciboney were pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. The name Ciboney derives from the indigenous Taíno people which means Cave Dwellers; evidence has shown that a number of the Ciboney people have lived in caves at some time. Over the years, many...

 peoples, the period of Spanish colonialism
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....

, the introduction of African slaves
Slavery in the Spanish New World colonies
Slavery in the Spanish colonies began with the enslavement of the local indigenous peoples in their homelands by Spanish settlers. Enslavement and production quotas were used to force the local labor to bring a return on the expedition and colonization investments...

 and its proximity to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cuba:

General reference

  • Pronounced: ˈkjuːbə, reˈpuβlika ðe ˈkuβa
  • Common English country name: Cuba
    Cuba
    The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

  • Official English country name: The Republic of Cuba
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s): República de Cuba
  • Adjectival(s): Cuban
    Cuban
    Cuban may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean* Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent. For more information about the Cuban people, see Demographics of Cuba and Culture of Cuba...

  • Demonym(s):
  • Etymology
    Etymology
    Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...

    : Name of Cuba
  • International rankings of Cuba
    International rankings of Cuba
    The following are international rankings of Cuba.-Demographics:*United Nations: Population, ranked X out of 223 countries*CIA World Factbook: Urbanization ranked X out of 193 countries-Economy:...

  • ISO country codes: CU, CUB, 192
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CU
    ISO 3166-2:CU
    ISO 3166-2:CU is the entry for Cuba in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Cuba, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined...

  • Internet
    Internet
    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

     country code top-level domain
    Country code top-level domain
    A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

    : .cu
    .cu
    -Second Level Domain Names:* .com.cu* .edu.cu* .org.cu* .net.cu* .gov.cu* .inf.cu-External links:* *...


Geography of Cuba


  • Cuba is located in the following regions:
    • Northern Hemisphere
      Northern Hemisphere
      The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...

       and Western Hemisphere
      Western Hemisphere
      The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...

      • North America
        North America
        North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

         (though not on the mainland
        Mainland
        Mainland is a name given to a large landmass in a region , or to the largest of a group of islands in an archipelago. Sometimes its residents are called "Mainlanders"...

        )
    • Atlantic Ocean
      Atlantic Ocean
      The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

      • North Atlantic
        • Caribbean
          Caribbean
          The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

          • Antilles
            Antilles
            The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...

            • Greater Antilles
              Greater Antilles
              The Greater Antilles are one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico, the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies.-Greater Antilles in context :The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as...

    • Time zone
      Time zone
      A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...

      : UTC-05, summer UTC-04
    • Extreme points of Cuba
      • High: Pico Turquino
        Pico Turquino
        Pico Turquino is the highest point in Cuba. It is located in the southeast part of the island, in the Sierra Maestra mountain range in Santiago de Cuba Province....

         1974 m (6,476 ft)
      • Low: Caribbean Sea
        Caribbean Sea
        The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

         0 m
    • Coastline: 3,735 km
  • Population: 11,268,000 - 73rd most populous country
  • Area: 110,861 km2
  • Atlas of Cuba

Environment of Cuba

  • Ecoregions
  • Biosphere reserves
  • Earthquakes in Cuba
  • Wildlife of Cuba
    • Flora
      Flora of Cuba
      This is a list of plants which includes trees and other herbs, vines, climbers, lianas, shrubs, subshrubs that are nativeor endemic, found in Cuba.This list should exclude plants grown, invasive species or introduced by humans ....

    • Fauna of Cuba

Natural geographic features

  • Islands
  • Mountains
  • Bodies of water
    • Gulfs and bays
      • Bay of Cárdenas
        Bay of Cárdenas
        The Bay of Cárdenas is a shallow bay on Cuba's northern shore, in the province of Matanzas.It is located on the Cuban coast, facing the Nicholas Channel, and is delimited to the north by the Hicacos Peninsula. To the north-east it is flanked by cays of the Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, such as...

      • Bay of Havana
      • Bay of Matanzas
      • Bay of Pigs
        Bay of Pigs
        The Bay of Pigs is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones on the southern coast of Cuba. By 1910, it was included in Santa Clara Province, and then instead to Las Villas Province by 1961, but in 1976, it was re-assigned to Matanzas Province, when the original six provinces of Cuba were re-organized into...

      • Bay of Santa Clara
        Bay of Santa Clara
        The Bay of Santa Clara is a bay on Cuba's north coast, located between the Nicholas Channel and the northern coast of the provinces of Matanzas and Villa Clara....

      • Ensenada de la Broa
        Ensenada de la Broa
        Ensenada de la Broa is a bay in southern Cuba. It is located at , in the provinces of Matanzas and Havana. Bay is a part of the Gulf of Batabano....

      • Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
      • Gulf of Batabanó
        Gulf of Batabanó
        The Gulf of Batabanó , also called the Batabanó Gulf, is an inlet or strait off southwestern Cuba in the Caribbean Sea, separating mainland Cuba from the Isle of Youth...

      • Gulf of Cazones
        Gulf of Cazones
        Gulf of Cazones is a large gulf in southern Cuba. It is located at , south of provinces of Matanzas and Cienfuegos....

      • Gulf of Guacanayabo
        Gulf of Guacanayabo
        The Gulf of Guacanayabo is a bay along the southern coast of Cuba, bordered by Granma and Las Tunas provinces. It is located at .The largest port on the bay is Manzanillo, ad to the north-west, the gulf is bordered by the Jardines de la Reina archipellago...

    • Rivers
  • List of World Heritage Sites

Provinces of Cuba


  1. Camagüey Province
    Camagüey Province
    Camagüey is the largest of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Camagüey. Other towns include Florida and Nuevitas.-Geography:Camagüey is mostly low lying, with no major hills or mountain ranges passing through the province...

    Capital: Camagüey
    Camagüey
    Camagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.After almost continuous attacks from pirates the original city was moved inland in 1528.The new city was built with a confusing lay-out of winding alleys that made...

  2. Ciego de Ávila Province
    Ciego de Ávila Province
    Ciego de Ávila is one of the provinces of Cuba, and was previously part of Camagüey Province. Its capital is Ciego de Ávila, which lies on the Carretera Central , and the second city is Morón, further north....

    Capital: Ciego de Ávila
    Ciego de Ávila
    Ciego de Ávila is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The city has a population of about 86,100.Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway and on a major railroad. Its port, Júcaro, lies south-southwest on the coast of the Gulf of Ana Maria in...

  3. Cienfuegos Province
    Cienfuegos Province
    Cienfuegos is one of the provinces of Cuba. The capital city of the province is also called Cienfuegos and was founded by French settlers in 1819....

    Capital: Cienfuegos
    Cienfuegos
    Cienfuegos is a city on the southern coast of Cuba, capital of Cienfuegos Province. It is located about from Havana, and has a population of 150,000. The city is dubbed La Perla del Sur...

  4. Granma
    Granma Province
    Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Bayamo. Other towns include Manzanillo and Pilón.-History:...

    Capital: Bayamo
    Bayamo
    Bayamo is the capital city of the Granma Province of Cuba, and one of the largest cities in the Oriente region.The community of Bayamo lies on a plain by the Bayamon River...

  5. Guantánamo Province
    Guantánamo Province
    Guantánamo is the easternmost province of Cuba. Its capital is also called Guantánamo. Other towns include Baracoa. The province surrounds the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay.-History:...

    Capital: Guantánamo
    Guantánamo
    Guantánamo is a municipality and city in southeast Cuba and capital of Guantánamo Province.Guantánamo is served by the Caimanera port and the site of a famous U.S. Naval base. The area produces sugarcane and cotton wool...

  6. Ciudad de La Habana (Havana)
    Havana
    Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...

  7. La Habana Province
    La Habana Province
    Havana Province was one of the provinces of Cuba, prior to being divided into two new provinces of Artemisa and Mayabeque on January 1, 2011. It had 711,066 people in the 2002 census. The largest city was Artemisa .-Geography:...

    Capital: no provincial capital, as the country's capital is located here
  8. Holguín Province
    Holguín Province
    Holguín is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Ciudad de la Habana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the northeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín , Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa....

    Capital: Holguín
    Holguín
    Holguín is a municipality and city, the capital of the Cuban Province of Holguín. It also includes a tourist area, offering beach resorts in the outskirts of the region.-History:...

  9. Matanzas Province
    Matanzas Province
    Matanzas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province include Cárdenas, Colón, Jovellanos and the capital of the same name, Matanzas...

    Capital: Matanzas
    Matanzas
    Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the...

  10. Pinar del Río Province
    Pinar del Río Province
    Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba.-Geography:The Pinar del Río province is Cuba's westernmost province and contains one of Cuba's three main mountain ranges, the Cordillera de Guaniguanico, divided into the easterly Sierra del Rosario and...

    Capital: Pinar del Río
    Pinar del Río
    Pinar del Río is a city in Cuba. It is the capital of Pinar del Río Province.Inhabitants of the area are called Pinareños.Neighborhoods in the city include La Conchita, La Coloma, Briones Montoto and Las Ovas.-History:...

  11. Sancti Spíritus Province
    Sancti Spíritus Province
    Sancti Spíritus is one of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is the identically named Sancti Spíritus. Another major city is Trinidad.The southern coast of the province is flat, but the western portion of Sancti Spíritus province is mountainous. The southeast has numerous mangroves and swamps...

    Capital: Sancti Spíritus
  12. Santiago de Cuba Province
    Santiago de Cuba Province
    Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. The largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative center...

    Capital: Santiago de Cuba
    Santiago de Cuba
    Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....

  13. Las Tunas Province
    Las Tunas Province
    Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns include Puerto Padre and Amancio, as well as the capital, Victoria de Las Tunas ....

    Capital: Victoria de Las Tunas
    Victoria de Las Tunas
    Victoria de las Tunas is a city and municipality in central-eastern Cuba. It is the capital of the Las Tunas Province.The municipality is divided into the barrios of Primero, Segundo, Antonio Machado, Arenas, Caisimú, Cauto del Paso, Cuaba, Curana, Dumañuecos, Ojo de Agua, Oriente, Palmarito,...

  14. Villa Clara Province
    Villa Clara Province
    Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus by east, and Cienfuegos on the South. Villa Clara shares with Cienfuegos and Sancti Spiritus on the south the Escambray...

    Capital: Santa Clara
    Santa Clara, Cuba
    Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689...


Municipalities of Cuba



Government and politics of Cuba

Main article: Government of Cuba and Politics of Cuba
Politics of Cuba
Cuba is constitutionally defined as a "socialist state guided by the principles of José Martí, and the political ideas of Marx, the father of communist states, Engels and Lenin." The present Constitution also ascribes the role of the Communist Party of Cuba to be the "leading force of society and...


  • [
  • Socialist State,with national Parliament.
  • Capital of Cuba: Havana

  • Corruption in Cuba
    Corruption in Cuba
    Corruption is a problem in Cuba, according to surveys such as the Corruption Perceptions Index.The state ownership has contributed to rampant corruption. The book Corruption in Cuba says that "As in other former socialist countries, when given opportunity, few citizens hesitate to steal from the...


  • Cuban exile
    Cuban exile
    The term "Cuban exile" refers to the many Cubans who have sought alternative political or economic conditions outside the island, dating back to the Ten Years' War and the struggle for Cuban independence during the 19th century...

  • Elections in Cuba
    Elections in Cuba
    Elections in Cuba involves nomination of municipal candidates by voters in nomination assemblies, nomination of provincial and national candidates by candidacy commissions, voting by secret ballot, and recall elections....

    • (specific elections)
  • Political movements in Cuba
    • Cuban dissident movement
    • Liberalism in Cuba
      Liberalism in Cuba
      This article gives an overview of liberalism in Cuba. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme...

  • Political parties in Cuba
    • Governing political party: Communist Party of Cuba
      Communist Party of Cuba
      The Communist Party of Cuba is the governing political party in Cuba. It is a communist party of the Marxist-Leninist model. The Cuban constitution ascribes the role of the Party to be the "leading force of society and of the state"...

  • Political scandals of Cuba
  • Taxation in Cuba

Executive branch of the government of Cuba

  • Head of state
    Head of State
    A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

     and head of government
    Head of government
    Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

    : President of Cuba
    President of Cuba
    --209.174.31.28 18:43, 22 November 2011 The President of Cuba is the Head of state of Cuba. According to the Cuban Constitution of 1976, the President is the chief executive of the Council of State of Cuba...

    , Raúl Castro
    Raúl Castro
    Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who has been President of the Council of State of Cuba and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba since 2008; he previously exercised presidential powers in an acting capacity from 2006 to 2008...

  • Cabinet of Cuba: Council of Ministers of Cuba
    Council of Ministers of Cuba
    The Cabinet of Cuba is the highest ranking executive and administrative body of the Republic of Cuba, and constitutes the nation's government...

    • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
      Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cuba)
      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Cuban government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Cuba....

  • Council of State of Cuba
    Council of State of Cuba
    The Council of State of Cuba is a 31-member body of the government of Cuba, elected by the National Assembly of People’s Power. It has the authority to exercise most legislative power between sessions of the National Assembly of People’s Power, subject to its approval, and to call the National...


Judicial branch of the government of Cuba

  • Supreme Court of Cuba
    Supreme Court of Cuba
    The People's Supreme Court is the highest body of judicial power in Cuba. It is elected by, and accountable to, the National Assembly of People’s Power...

  • Legal profession in Cuba

Foreign relations of Cuba

  • International Committee for Democracy in Cuba
    International Committee for Democracy in Cuba
    The International Committee for Democracy in Cuba was created in September 2003 as "a response to the latest brutal crackdown by the Cuban government in the spring of that year against those pushing for democratic reforms, freedom of speech and adherence to international human rights...

  • Diplomatic missions (embassies)
    • Diplomatic missions in Cuba
    • Diplomatic missions of Cuba
      Diplomatic missions of Cuba
      This is a list of diplomatic missions of Cuba, excluding honorary consulates. Cuba has a large global diplomatic presence.-Europe:** Vienna ** Baku ** Minsk ** Brussels ** Sofia ** Prague...

  • Foreign relations, by country
    • Cuba–Russia relations
      Cuba–Russia relations
      Cuba-Russia relations reflect the political, economic and cultural exchanges between Cuba and Russia. These countries have had close cooperation since the days of the Soviet Union. Russia has an embassy in Havana and a consulate-general in Santiago de Cuba...

    • People's Republic of China – Cuba relations
    • United States-Cuba relations
      • CIA activities in Cuba
        CIA activities in Cuba
        -Cuba 1956:In June, 1956, Lyman Kirkpatrick, a senior Central Intelligence Agency figure, traveled to Cuba to offer President Batista aid and assistance in the development of the Bureau Para La Represion de Actividades Comunistas , a Cuban agency established to combat the growing anti-government...

      • Cuba – United States Maritime Boundary Agreement
        Cuba – United States Maritime Boundary Agreement
        The Cuba – United States Maritime Boundary Agreement is a 1977 treaty between Cuba and the United States that set the international maritime boundary between the two states....

      • Cuban migration to Miami
        Cuban migration to Miami
        Cuban immigration has greatly characterized 20th century Miami, creating what is known as "Cuban Miami".However, Miami reflects global trends as well, such as the growing trends of multiculturalism and multiracialism; this reflects the way in which international politics shape local...

      • United States citizens granted political asylum in Cuba
      • United States embargo against Cuba
        United States embargo against Cuba
        The United States embargo against Cuba is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo partially imposed on Cuba in October 1960...

  • Cuban medical internationalism
    Cuban medical internationalism
    Cuban medical internationalism is the Cuban programme, since the 1959 Cuban Revolution, of sending Cuban medical personnel overseas, particularly to Latin America, Africa and, more recently, Oceania, and of bringing medical students and patients to Cuba...


International organization membership

The Republic of Cuba is a member of:

  • African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
  • Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
  • Food and Agriculture Organization
    Food and Agriculture Organization
    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...

     (FAO)
  • Group of 77
    Group of 77
    The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...

     (G77)
  • International Atomic Energy Agency
    International Atomic Energy Agency
    The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...

     (IAEA)
  • International Chamber of Commerce
    International Chamber of Commerce
    The International Chamber of Commerce is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its hundreds of thousands of member companies in over 130 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise....

     (ICC)
  • International Civil Aviation Organization
    International Civil Aviation Organization
    The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...

     (ICAO)
  • International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
    International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
    The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...

     (IFRCS)
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development
    International Fund for Agricultural Development
    The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...

     (IFAD)
  • International Hydrographic Organization
    International Hydrographic Organization
    The International Hydrographic Organization is the inter-governmental organisation representing the hydrographic community. It enjoys observer status at the UN and is the recognised competent authority on hydrographic surveying and nautical charting...

     (IHO)
  • International Labour Organization
    International Labour Organization
    The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...

     (ILO)
  • International Maritime Organization
    International Maritime Organization
    The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...

     (IMO)
  • International Mobile Satellite Organization
    International Mobile Satellite Organization
    The International Mobile Satellite Organization is the intergovernmental organization that oversees certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided via the Inmarsat satellites...

     (IMSO)
  • International Olympic Committee
    International Olympic Committee
    The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

     (IOC)
  • International Organization for Migration
    International Organization for Migration
    The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....

     (IOM) (observer)
  • International Organization for Standardization
    International Organization for Standardization
    The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...

     (ISO)
  • International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
    International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
    The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...

     (ICRM)
  • International Telecommunication Union
    International Telecommunication Union
    The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...

     (ITU)
  • International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
    International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
    The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...

     (ITSO)
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

  • Latin American Economic System
    Latin American Economic System
    The Latin American and the Caribbean Economic System, officially known as Sistema Económico Latinoamericano y del Caribe , is an organization founded in 1975 to promote economic cooperation and social development between Latin American and the Caribbean countries...

     (LAES)
  • Latin American Integration Association
    Latin American Integration Association
    The Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración is a Latin American trade integration association, based in Montevideo. Its main objective is the establishment of a common market, in pursuit of the economic and social development of the region...

     (LAIA)
  • Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
  • Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
  • Organization of American States
    Organization of American States
    The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...

     (OAS) (sanctioned since 1962)
  • Permanent Court of Arbitration
    Permanent Court of Arbitration
    The Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.-History:The court was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution.The creation of...

     (PCA)
  • Unión Latina
  • United Nations
    United Nations
    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

     (UN)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
    United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
    The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....

     (UNCTAD)
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization
    United Nations Industrial Development Organization
    The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...

     (UNIDO)
  • United Nations Institute for Training and Research
    United Nations Institute for Training and Research
    The United Nations Institute for Training and Research was established in 1965 following a "for the training of personnel, particularly from developing Member States, for administrative and operational assignments with the United Nations and the specialized agencies, both at Headquarters and in...

     (UNITAR)
  • Universal Postal Union
    Universal Postal Union
    The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...

     (UPU)
  • World Confederation of Labour
    World Confederation of Labour
    The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...

     (WCL)
  • World Customs Organization
    World Customs Organization
    The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...

     (WCO)
  • World Federation of Trade Unions
    World Federation of Trade Unions
    The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...

     (WFTU)
  • World Health Organization
    World Health Organization
    The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...

     (WHO)
  • World Intellectual Property Organization
    World Intellectual Property Organization
    The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....

     (WIPO)
  • World Meteorological Organization
    World Meteorological Organization
    The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...

     (WMO)
  • World Tourism Organization
    World Tourism Organization
    The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...

     (UNWTO)
  • World Trade Organization
    World Trade Organization
    The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...

     (WTO)


Law and order in Cuba


  • Capital punishment in Cuba
    Capital punishment in Cuba
    The use of capital punishment in Cuba has declined in recent years, although sources suggest over 4,000 people have been executed on the island since the Cuban Revolution, essentially all through firing squad...

  • Constitution of Cuba
    Constitution of Cuba
    Since attaining its independence from Spain, Cuba has had five constitutions. The current constitution was drafted in 1976 and has since been amended.-1901 Constitution:The 1901 Constitution was Cuba's first as an independent state...

  • Crime in Cuba
  • Human rights in Cuba
    Human rights in Cuba
    Human Rights Watch is among international human rights organizations accusing the Cuban government of systematic human rights abuses, including torture, arbitrary imprisonment, unfair trials, and extrajudicial execution....

    • Censorship in Cuba
      Censorship in Cuba
      Censorship in Cuba has been reported on extensively, and resulted in European Union sanctions as well as statements of protest from groups, governments, and noted individuals....

    • LGBT rights in Cuba
      LGBT rights in Cuba
      Private, non-commercial sexual relations between same-sex consenting adult 16 and over have been legal in Cuba since 1979, although same-sex relationships are not presently recognized by the state as a possible marriage. Despite elements of homophobia in Cuba's history, Havana now has a lively and...

      • Recognition of same-sex unions in Cuba
        Recognition of same-sex unions in Cuba
        Currently, Cuba does not recognize same-sex marriage, civil unions, or any other form of status for same-sex couples. A civil union proposal was first made in 2007, though was never brought up for a vote...

    • Freedom of religion in Cuba
  • Law enforcement in Cuba
    Law enforcement in Cuba
    Law enforcement in Cuba is the responsibility of the National Revolutionary Police Force under the administration of the Cuban Ministry of the Interior...


Military of Cuba

Main article: Military of Cuba
Military of Cuba
The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces consist of ground forces, naval forces, air and air defence forces, and other paramilitary bodies including the Territorial Troops Militia , Revolutionary Armed Forces , and Youth Labor Army .The armed forces has long been the...


  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief
      Commander-in-Chief
      A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...

      :
      • Ministry of Defence of Cuba
  • Forces
    • Army of Cuba
    • Navy of Cuba
    • Air Force of Cuba
    • Special forces of Cuba
  • Military history of Cuba
    Military history of Cuba
    The Military history of Cuba begins with the island's conquest by the Spanish and its battles afterward to gain its independence. Since the Communist takeover by Fidel Castro in 1959, Cuba has been involved with many major conflicts of the Cold War in Africa and Latin America where it had supported...

  • Military ranks of Cuba

History of Cuba

Main article: History of Cuba
History of Cuba
The known history of Cuba, the largest of the Caribbean islands, predates Christopher Columbus' sighting of the island during his first voyage of discovery on 27 October 1492...

, Timeline of the history of Cuba, and Current events of Cuba

By period

  • Chronology of Colonial Cuba
    Chronology of Colonial Cuba
    The brief historical Chronology of the colonial time of Cuba is about the Spanish colonial period in Cuba, and the efforts to obtain independence from the Spanish Empire...

  • Cuban Revolution
    Cuban Revolution
    The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. Batista was finally ousted on 1 January 1959, and was replaced by a revolutionary government led by Castro...

    • Timeline of the Cuban Revolution
      Timeline of the Cuban Revolution
      The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista’s regime by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro in 1959...

  • Cuba – Soviet Union relations
    • Cuban Missile Crisis
      Cuban Missile Crisis
      The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation among the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October 1962, during the Cold War...

    • Cuban sugar economy
      Cuban sugar economy
      The Cuban sugar economy is the principal agricultural economy in Cuba. In two years after World War II, the price of sugar in Cuba went from 4 cents a pound to more than 20 cents a pound. It soon experience a bust as the European economy reprospered after the war, and it's prices went below four...


By region

  • History of Cuba's provinces
    • History of Granma Province
    • History of Guantánamo Province
    • History of Havana
    • History of Holguín Province
    • History of Pinar del Río Province
    • History of Sancti Spíritus Province
    • History of Santiago de Cuba Province
    • History of Villa Clara Province

By subject

  • Anarchism in Cuba
    Anarchism in Cuba
    Anarchism as a social movement in Cuba held great influence with the working classes during the 19th and early 20th century. The movement was particularly strong following the abolition of slavery in 1886, until it was repressed first in 1925 by President Gerardo Machado, and finally by Fidel...

  • Economic history of Cuba
    • Dollar store
      Dollar store (Cuba)
      During the period from 1993 to 2004 when the United States dollar was legal tender in Cuba, government-owned shops that exchanged solely in hard currency originally mainly to foreigners were colloquially called "Dollar stores"...

    • Cuban sugar economy
      Cuban sugar economy
      The Cuban sugar economy is the principal agricultural economy in Cuba. In two years after World War II, the price of sugar in Cuba went from 4 cents a pound to more than 20 cents a pound. It soon experience a bust as the European economy reprospered after the war, and it's prices went below four...

  • Military history of Cuba
    Military history of Cuba
    The Military history of Cuba begins with the island's conquest by the Spanish and its battles afterward to gain its independence. Since the Communist takeover by Fidel Castro in 1959, Cuba has been involved with many major conflicts of the Cold War in Africa and Latin America where it had supported...

  • History of Cuban Nationality
    History of Cuban Nationality
    For most of its history, Cuba has been controlled by foreign powers. The Spanish Colonial period lasted from approximately 1511-1898. The United States governed the nation from 1898–1902, and would intervene in national affairs until the abolishment of the Platt Amendment in 1935...


Culture of Cuba

Main article: Culture of Cuba
Culture of Cuba
The culture of Cuba is a complex mixture of different, often contrasting, factors and influences. Cuba is a meeting point of European, African and continental North American cultures; little of the original Amerindian culture survives. Since 1959, the Cuban Revolution has also greatly affected...


  • Architecture of Cuba
    • Forts in Cuba
      • Castillo de Jagua
        Castillo de Jagua
        The Jagua Fortress is a fortress south of Cienfuegos in Cuba. It is located near the entrance to the Bay of Cienfuegos , in the port of Jagua.The fortress was erected by Spanish king Philip V...

      • Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
        Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
        The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca is a fortress on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba...

      • Castillo de la Real Fuerza
        Castillo de la Real Fuerza
        The Castillo de la Real Fuerza is a fortress on the western side of the harbour in Havana, Cuba, set back from the entrance, and bordering the Plaza de Armas. Originally built to defend against attack by pirates, it suffered from a poor strategic position too far inside the bay...

      • La Cabaña
        La Cabaña
        The Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, known as La Cabaña , is an 18th-century fortress complex, the biggest in the Americas, located on the elevated eastern side of the harbor entrance in Havana, Cuba...

      • Morro Castle
        Morro Castle (fortress)
        Morro Castle is a picturesque fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Havana, Euta. Juan Bautista Antonelli, an Italian engineer, was commissioned to design the structure. When it was built in 1589, Euta was under the control of Germany...

      • San Salvador de la Punta Fortress
        San Salvador de la Punta Fortress
        San Salvador de la Punta Fortress is a fortress in the bay of Havana, Cuba.La Punta, just like El Morro was designed to protect the entrance to the Havana Bay that became an important and strategic entranceway to the harbor since the settlement of the town. The nonstop landings of corsairs in the...

  • Cuisine of Cuba
    • Cuba Libre
      Cuba Libre
      The Cuba Libre is a highball made of cola, lime, and white rum. This highball is often referred to as a Rum and Coke in the United States, Canada, the UK and Ireland, where the lime juice is optional.-History:...

    • Cuban sandwich
      Cuban sandwich
      A Cuban sandwich is a variation of a ham and cheese originally created in cafes catering to Cuban workers in Cuba and in the early Cuban immigrant communities of Florida: Key West and Ybor City, Tampa. Later on, Cuban exiles and expatriates brought it to Miami where it is also still very popular...

  • Ethnic minorities in Cuba
  • Festivals in Cuba
  • Humor in Cuba
  • Languages of Cuba
  • Media in Cuba
  • Museums in Cuba
    • Museo del Aire
      Museo del Aire (Cuba)
      The Museo del Aire was a national aviation museum located in the south-western suburbs of Havana, Cuba. Until August 2010, the Museum address was: Museo del Aire, Avenida 212, entre la avenida 29 y 31, La Coronela, La Lisa...

  • National symbols of Cuba
    • Coat of arms of Cuba
      Coat of arms of Cuba
      The Cuban Coat of Arms is the official heraldic symbol of Cuba. It consists of a shield, in front of a Fasces crowned by the Phrygian Cap, all supported by an oak branch on one side and a laurel wreath on the other...

    • Flag of Cuba
      Flag of Cuba
      The flag of Cuba was adopted on May 20, 1902, containing a field with three blue stripes and two white stripes, and a red equilateral triangle at the hoist with a white 5-pointed star....

    • National anthem of Cuba
  • People of Cuba
    • Ethnic minorities in Cuba
      • Chinese Cuban
        Chinese Cuban
        A Chinese Cuban is a Cuban of Chinese ancestry who was born in or has immigrated to Cuba. They are part of the ethnic Chinese diaspora .-History:...

        s
      • Afro-Cuban
        Afro-Cuban
        The term Afro-Cuban refers to Cubans of Sub Saharan African ancestry, and to historical or cultural elements in Cuba thought to emanate from this community...

        s
      • Jewbans
    • Women in Cuba
      Women in Cuba
      In Cuba women have equal constitutional rights as men in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family. According to article 44 of the Cuban Constitution, the state guarantees women the same opportunities and possibilities as men, in order to achieve woman’s full...

  • Prostitution in Cuba
  • Public holidays in Cuba
  • Racism in Cuba
    Racism in Cuba
    Racism in Cuba refers to racial discrimination against Afro-Cuban or mulatto communities.-Background:The Cuban census reports that 65% of the population is white while foreign figures report an estimate of the number of whites at anywhere from 20 to 35 percent...

  • Records of Cuba
  • Scouting and Guiding in Cuba
  • World Heritage Sites in Cuba

Art in Cuba

  • Art in Cuba
    Cuban Art
    Cuban art is a very diverse cultural blend of African, European and North American design reflecting the diverse demographic of the island. Cuban artists embraced European modernism and the early part of the 20th century saw a growth in Cuban vanguardism movements, these movements were...

  • Cinema of Cuba
    Cinema of Cuba
    Cinema arrived in Cuba at the beginning of the 20th century. Before the Cuban Revolution of 1959, about 80 full-length films were produced in Cuba. Most of these films were melodramas...

  • Dance in Cuba
    Dance in Cuba
    Cuban dance with Cuban rhythms is a distinctive style known throughout Latin America. Traditional Cuban music has its roots in African culture. Cuban dances include Son, Danzón, Danzonete, Cha-cha, Mambo and others. Cuba has many dances that originated in the country, and which are still alive...

    • Cuban National Ballet
  • Literature of Cuba
  • Music of Cuba
    Music of Cuba
    The Caribbean island of Cuba has developed a wide range of creolized musical styles, based on its cultural origins in Europe and Africa. Since the 19th century its music has been hugely popular and influential throughout the world...

    • Cuban folk music
      Cuban folk music
      Cuban folk music is very diverse and has been influenced by Spanish people, slaves from Africa and the remaining indigenous population of the Caribbean.- Classification of genres :...

    • Cuban jazz
    • Cuban rock
      Cuban rock
      Rock and roll in Cuba began in the late 1950s, with artists covering American songs translated into Spanish, as was occurring in Mexico at the same time...

    • Early Cuban bands
      Early Cuban bands
      Early Cuban bands played popular music for dances and theatres during the period 1780–1930. During this period Cuban music became creolized, and its European and African origins gradually changed to become genuinely Cuban. Instrumentation and music continually developed during this period...

    • National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
      National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
      National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba is Cuba's National Symphony Orchestra founded in October 1959.On November 11, 1960, the national symphony orchestra realized its first public performance with a concert in the Teatro Auditórium de La Habana of that time, now the Teatro Amadeo Roldán...

  • Television in Cuba
  • Theatre in Cuba
    • Cuban musical theatre
      Cuban musical theatre
      Cuban musical theatre has its own distinctive style and history. From the 18th century to modern times, popular theatrical performances included music and often dance as well. Many composers and musicians had their careers launched in the theatres, and many compositions got their first airing on...

    • National Theater of Cuba
      National Theater of Cuba
      The National Theater of Cuba is a theater in Havana, Cuba, establish September 3, 1979, with a function of gala for the delegations assistants to the VI Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement celebrated in Havana in that year...


Religion in Cuba

  • Christianity in Cuba
    Christianity in Cuba
    Christianity is a religion active also in Cuba.From 1959 to 1961 eighty percent of the professional Catholic priests and Protestant ministers of Cuban churches left Cuba for the United States...

    • Episcopal Church of Cuba
    • Protestantism in Cuba
      Protestantism in Cuba
      -Overview:While Protestants arrived in the island of Cuba early in its colonial days, most of their churches did not flourish until the twentieth century with the assistance of American missionaries...

    • Roman Catholicism in Cuba
      Roman Catholicism in Cuba
      The Roman Catholic Church in Cuba is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....

  • Hinduism in Cuba
  • Islam in Cuba
    Islam in Cuba
    According to a 2009 Pew Research Center report, there are 9,000 Muslims in Cuba who constitute 0.1% of the population.At a certain point there were many Muslim students entering the nation of Cuba interested in studying at Cuba's prestigious schools. The amount of students was approximately...

  • Judaism in Cuba

In general

  • Cuba at the Olympics
    • Cuban Olympic Committee
      Cuban Olympic Committee
      The Cuban Olympic Committee ' is the organization that represents Cuban athletes in the International Olympic Committee , the Pan American Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games. It was created in Havana in 1926, however it was not formally recognized by the IOC until 1954...

    • List of Olympic medalists for Cuba
  • Cuban athletes
  • Cuban records in athletics
    Cuban records in athletics
    The following are the national records in athletics in Cuba maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Cubana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF...

  • Cuba at the Pan American Games
    Cuba at the Pan American Games
    -Medal count:...


By sport

  • Baseball in Cuba
    Baseball in Cuba
    Baseball is the official sport of Cuba.-The Early years :Baseball was introduced to Cuba in the 1860s by Cuban students returning from colleges in the United States and American sailors who ported in the country...

    • Cuban national baseball system
  • Basketball in Cuba
    • Cuba national basketball team
      Cuba national basketball team
      The Cuba national basketball team is the national basketball team from Cuba. Cuba won the bronze medal at 1972 Summer Olympics and the 4th place 1974 FIBA World Championship...

    • Cuba women's national basketball team
      Cuba women's national basketball team
      Cuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify...

  • Cricket in Cuba
    • Cuba national cricket team
  • Football in Cuba
    • Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba
      Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba
      The Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba is the official governing body of the sport of football in Cuba including the Cuban National Team. The league is composed of one professional division with total of 8 teams....

      • Cuba national football team
        Cuba national football team
        The Cuba national football team is the national team of Cuba and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF....

    • Handball in Cuba
      • Cuba national handball team
        Cuba national handball team
        The Cuba national handball team is the national handball team of Cuba and is controlled by the Cuban Handball Association. The team participated in the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship....

    • Rugby in Cuba
      • Rugby union in Cuba
    • Volleyball in Cuba
      • Cuba men's national volleyball team
        Cuba men's national volleyball team
        The Cuba men's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba.-Team:Team for the Volleyball World League 2010.Coach : Orlando Samuels -Achievements:*Volleyball World Championship ...

      • Cuba women's national volleyball team
        Cuba women's national volleyball team
        The Cuba women's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba.Cuba women's national volleyball team was the first team to break the USSR's and Japan's domination in the world women's volleyball by winning the 1978 World Women's Volleyball Championship.Cuba women's national volleyball team...


Economy and infrastructure of Cuba

Main article: Economy of Cuba
Economy of Cuba
The economy of Cuba is a largely centrally planned economy dominated by state-run enterprises overseen by the Cuban government, though there remains significant foreign investment and private enterprise in Cuba...



  • Agriculture in Cuba
  • Banking in Cuba
    Banking in Cuba
    This article discusses banking in Cuba and gives an overview of the recent past. For details on the Cuban economy in general, see economy of Cuba.-History:...

    • Central Bank of Cuba
      Central Bank of Cuba
      The Central Bank of Cuba is the central bank of Cuba. It was created in 1997, to take over many of the functions of the National Bank of Cuba...

    • List of banks in Cuba
  • Communications in Cuba
    Communications in Cuba
    Telecommunications in Cuba consists mainly of NTSC analog television, analog radio, telephony, AMPS, D-AMPS, and GSM mobile telephony, and the Internet. Telephone service is provided through ETECSA, mobile telephone service is provided through the Cellular Telephone Company of Cuba and Caribbean...

    • Internet in Cuba
      Internet in Cuba
      The Internet in Cuba has stagnated since its introduction in the 1990's for three major reasons:* the U.S. embargo, which delayed an undersea cable and made computers, routers, and other equipment expensive and difficult to obtain....

  • Companies of Cuba

  • Currency of Cuba
    Currency
    In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...

    : Convertible Peso
    Cuban convertible peso
    The convertible peso , is one of two official currencies in Cuba, the other being the peso. It has been in limited use since 1994, when it was treated as equivalent to the U.S. dollar: its value was officially US$1.00. On November 8, 2004, the U.S...

     / Peso
    Cuban peso
    The peso is one of two official currencies in use in Cuba, the other being the convertible peso...

    • ISO 4217
      ISO 4217
      ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...

      : CUP
      CUP
      The acronym CUP may refer to:* California University of Pennsylvania* Cambridge University Press* Canadian University Press, the press association of Canadian student newspapers* Candidatures d'Unitat Popular, a Catalan nationalist movement...


  • Economic history of Cuba
  • Energy in Cuba
    • Energy policy of Cuba
    • Oil industry in Cuba
  • Mining in Cuba
    • Oil reserves in Cuba
      Oil reserves in Cuba
      A 2004 joint partnership between a Spanish oil company and Cuba's state oil company estimated Cuba's off-shore reserves to be able to ultimately produce between 4.6 and 9.3...

  • Rationing in Cuba
    Rationing in Cuba
    Rationing in Cuba refers to the system of food distribution known in Cuba as the Libreta de Abastecimiento . The system establishes the rations each person is allowed to buy through that system, and the frequency of supplies....

  • Tourism in Cuba
    Tourism in Cuba
    Tourism in Cuba attracts over 2 million people a year, and is one of the main sources of revenue for the island. With its favorable climate, beaches, colonial architecture and distinct cultural history, Cuba has long been an attractive destination for tourists...

  • Transport in Cuba
  • Water privatization in Cuba
    Water privatization in Cuba
    Water privatization in Cuba began in 2000 when the socialist government of Cuba signed a 25-year concession contract with a private company to manage the water and sewer system in 12 of the 15 municipalities that make up the country's capital Havana. The company, called Aguas de la Habana, is...


  • Cuba Stock Exchange

Education in Cuba

Main article: Education in Cuba
Education in Cuba
Education in Cuba has been a highly ranked system for many years. The University of Havana was founded in 1727 and there are a number of other well-established colleges and universities. Following the 1959 revolution, the Castro government nationalized all educational institutions, and created a...


Infrastructure of Cuba

    • Cuba Emergency Response System
      Cuba Emergency Response System
      The Cuba Emergency Response System is warning system for potentially dangerous weather events that strike Cuba. -Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Ivan:...

    • Internet in Cuba
      Internet in Cuba
      The Internet in Cuba has stagnated since its introduction in the 1990's for three major reasons:* the U.S. embargo, which delayed an undersea cable and made computers, routers, and other equipment expensive and difficult to obtain....

    • Newspapers in Cuba
    • Telephone numbers in Cuba
      Telephone numbers in Cuba
      Country Code: +53International Call Prefix: 119Telephone numbers in Cuba all have the same format, consisting of the country code , followed by an area code.Phone numbers in Cuba have 8 digits...

    • Television in Cuba
  • Energy in Cuba
  • Health care in Cuba
  • Transportation in Cuba
    Transportation in Cuba
    Transportation in Cuba is composed of a system of railways, roads, airports, waterways, ports and harbours:-Railways:* total: 11,968 km * standard gauge: 4,226 km gauge...

    • Airports in Cuba
    • Rail transport in Cuba
      • Ferrocarriles de Cuba
        Ferrocarriles de Cuba
        Ferrocarriles de Cuba or Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba , the only railway operating in the Caribbean islands, provides passenger and freight services for Cuba.-Route Network:...

    • Road transport in Cuba
      • Roads in Cuba
        • Carretera Central
      • Vehicle registration plates of Cuba
        Vehicle registration plates of Cuba
        The current vehicle registration plate system of Cuba was introduced in 2002.-Identification:Cuban licence plates contain three letters and three numbers. The colour of plates is also an important identification element...

  • Water supply and sanitation in Cuba
    Water supply and sanitation in Cuba
    Water supply and sanitation in Cuba is characterized by a high level of access, but at limited quality of service. A state-owned enterprise is in charge or providing services throughout the country within the country's socialist, centrally planned Cuban economic system...

    • Water privatization in Cuba
      Water privatization in Cuba
      Water privatization in Cuba began in 2000 when the socialist government of Cuba signed a 25-year concession contract with a private company to manage the water and sewer system in 12 of the 15 municipalities that make up the country's capital Havana. The company, called Aguas de la Habana, is...


See also

  • Index of Cuba-related articles
  • List of international rankings
  • Member state of the United Nations
  • Outline of geography
    Outline of geography
    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...

  • Outline of North America


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