Cuba

Republic of Cuba República de Cuba (Spanish)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "¡Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!" (Spanish) "Homeland or Death, we shall overcome!"^[1] • "¡Trabajadores del mundo, únanse!" "Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem: La Bayamesa Bayamo Song ^[2]
Location of Cuba (green)
Capital and largest city	Havana 23°8′N82°23′W / 23.133°N 82.383°W / 23.133; -82.383
Official languages	Spanish
Ethnic groups(2012^[3])	64.1% White 26.6% Mulatto, Mestizo, Zambo, or Pardo 9.3% Black
Demonym	Cuban
Government	Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic^[4]
• President	Raúl Castro
• First Vice President	Miguel Díaz-Canel
• President of the National Assembly	Esteban Lazo Hernández
Legislature	National Assembly of People's Power
Independence
• Declaration of Independence	10 October 1868
• War of Independence	24 February 1895
• Recognized (handed over from Spain to the United States)	10 December 1898
• Republic declared (independence from United States)	20 May 1902
• Cuban Revolution	26 July 1953 – 1 January 1959
• Current constitution	24 February 1976
Area
• Total	109,884 km² (42,426 sq mi) (104th)
• Water (%)	0.94
Population
• 2016 census	11,239,224^[5] (81st)
• Density	102.3/km² (265.0/sq mi) (106th)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	US$ 254.865 billion^[6]
• Per capita	US$ 22,237 (2015)^[7]^[8]
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	US$ 87.206 billion^[9] (65th)
• Per capita	US$ 7,657^[10] (80th)
Gini (2000)	38.0^[11] medium
HDI (2015)	0.775^[12] high · 68th
Currency	Peso (`CUP`) Convertible peso^a (CUC)
Time zone	CST(UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−4)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+53
ISO 3166 code	CU
Internet TLD	.cu
Website www.cubagob.cu
From 1993 to 2004, the United States dollar was used alongside the peso until the dollar was replaced by the convertible peso.

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Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

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Energy

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Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

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