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Cuba

Republic of Cuba · Caribbean

Position of Cuba on a world map

At a glance

CapitalHavana
Most common first languageSpanish99.8% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languageSpanish
CurrencyCuban peso
Drives on theright
Highest pointPico Turquino1,974 m
Biggest category of goods exportedores and metals53% of goods exports, 2022
TerritoryEntirely islandsno part on a continental mainland · archipelago
Internet domain.cu

Facts about Cuba

Cuba’s national sport is baseball, not football.

Source: Cuban national sport · checked 2026-08-08

Cuba by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.10.9m (2025)87th
of 209
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.104k km² (2023)104th
of 209
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.8.01m (2024)101st
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.32.4k km² (2023)87th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.64.0k km² (2023)80th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.21 Mt (2024)87th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.8.45m (2025)73rd
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.78.3 years (2024)63rd
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$9,605 (2020)101st
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.70.5% (2024)121st
of 191
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.1.7% (2025)171st
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.77.2% (2025)65th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.1.45 (2024)161st
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.2.88% of GDP (2018)29th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.124.9% of GDP (2024)37th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.1.92 t (2024)114th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.762 (2023)97th
of 193

Land borders

None. Everything that leaves Cuba goes by sea or by air.

Cuba shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Is made up entirely of islands 58Shares no land border 51Is an archipelago 39Has spanish as its most common first language 19Has spanish as an official language 20Mainly exports ores and metals 14Is in caribbean 16

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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