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Cuba

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Cuba

Basic data — Cuba, Americas.

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Data refreshed on 2026.05.06 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Risque élevé

6.2 /10 risk

  • Security 2.5
  • Legitimacy 2.5
  • 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

  • États-Unis CUBA — embargo 1962 · since 1962 comprehensive
Capital
Havana
Population
9,748,007 inh.
Area
109,884 km²
Currency
CUC
Regime
unitary state

Executive in office

Miguel Díaz-Canel

Head of State

Miguel Díaz-Canel

since 2018.04.19 Parti communiste de Cuba

Manuel Marrero Cruz

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

Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)

  • borde Détroit de Floride Avec États-Unis · 145 km

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.13/1

#155 autocratie fermée

Freedoms (Freedom House)

12/100

Not Free

Corruption (CPI)

41/100

#832024

Press freedom (RSF)

34/100

#1682024

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #5 Cobalt 2024
  • #7 Nickel 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

2 Md$

Imports

8 Md$

Balance

-6 Md$

Top exports

  • Tabac + cigares
  • Sucre
  • Nickel + cobalt

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné
  • Aliments transformés

Export partners

Import partners

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

National anthem

La Bayamesa

Composer · Pedro Figueredo

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