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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.10.09

Alert
Sanctions targeting the country: United States (2 regimes, 172 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.02
Context
Hosts 1 foreign base: United States of America.
Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 9/100). Freedom House 2025

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The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

6.2 /10 risk

Security 2.5
Legitimacy 2.4
Economy 4.0
Diplomacy 4.5
Influence 0.7

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

State under international sanctions

United States 2 programmes · 172 listings: 36 people, 133 entities, 3 vessels or aircraft comprehensive

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 124 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07).

Capital: Havana
Population: 9,748,007 inh.
Area: 109,884 km²
Currency: CUC
Regime: unitary state

Executive in office

Head of State

Miguel Díaz-Canel

since 2018.04.19 Parti communiste de Cuba

Head of Government

Manuel Marrero Cruz

since 2019.12.21 Parti communiste de Cuba

Parliament

Assemblée nationale du pouvoir populaire

470 seats

Chair Esteban Lazo

Inception 1976

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

107 G$

2020 ↑ +3.8 % vs 2019

GDP / capita

9,605 $

2020 ↑ +4.0 % vs 2019

Growth

-1.1 %

2024 ↑ +0.9 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

1.7 %

2025 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

2.9 %

2018

Life expectancy

78.3 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Military bases Institute · Wikipedia

active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil

Foreign bases on national soil 1

1

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

United States of America · Baie de Guantánamo

Naval · since 1903 · Wikipédia ↗

1903 lease contested by Cuba.

Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)

borde Détroit de Floride Avec États-Unis · 145 km

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.18/1

#144 closed autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

9/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

40/100

#842025

Press freedom (RSF)

29/100

#1602026

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

#5 Cobalt 3 % 2024
#7 Nickel 3 % 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

2 Md$

Imports

8 Md$

Balance

-6 Md$

Top exports

28.0% Tabac + cigares
15.0% Sucre
12.0% Nickel + cobalt

Top imports

24.0% Pétrole raffiné
11.0% Aliments transformés

Export partners

Espagne 20.0%
Chine 16.5%
Allemagne 6.5%

Import partners

Chine 27.0%
Espagne 13.0%
Russie 7.5%

Embargo US 1962. Économie partiellement dollarisée.

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

USA 14%
GBR 14%
FRA 18%
DEU 18%
RUS 80%
CHN 84%
IRN 76%

Abstention: 8%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

✓

NPT

1968 Ratified
✓

CTBT

1996 Ratified
✓

TPNW

2017 Ratified
✗

Rome Statute

1998 Not party
✓

Genocide

1948 Ratified
✓

Geneva

1949 Ratified
✗

Ottawa Mine Ban

1997 Not party
✓

Oslo Cluster Munitions

2008 Ratified
✗

Arms Trade Treaty

2013 Not party
✓

Paris Agreement

2015 Ratified

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.762/1

#972023

Refugees hosted

115

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

29,395

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

La Bayamesa

Composer · Pedro Figueredo

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,242 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,253, or ×1.0.

French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)