The following

outline Outline or outlining may refer to: * Outline (list), a document summary, in hierarchical list format * Code folding, a method of hiding or collapsing code or text to see content in outline form * Outline drawing, a sketch depicting the outer edge ...

is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cuba: Cuba – island country in the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the

Isla de la Juventud Isla de la Juventud (; en, Isle of Youth) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland) and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after mainland Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Islan ...

, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba 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, culture, and customs draw from diverse sources, such as the aboriginal Taíno and Ciboney peoples, the period of Spanish colonialism, the introduction of

African slaves Slavery has historically been widespread in Africa. Systems of servitude and slavery were common in parts of Africa in ancient times, as they were in much of the rest of the ancient world. When the trans-Saharan slave trade, Indian Ocean sl ...

and its proximity to the United States.

General reference

* Pronounced: , * Common English country name: Cuba * Official English country name: The Republic of Cuba * Common

endonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...

(s): * Official endonym(s): República de Cuba * Adjectival(s):

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 ** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof * Cuban citizen, a perso ...

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(s):`cubano/cubana * Etymology: Name of Cuba *

International rankings of Cuba The following are international rankings of Cuba. Baseball * International Baseball Federation: Men's Baseball World Rankings, ranked 1 out of 73 countries Demographics *United Nations: Population, ranked 74 out of 242 countries *CIA World ...

* ISO country codes: CU, CUB, 192 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CU * Internet country code top-level domain:

.cu .cu is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Cuba. Registering .cu domain websites Cuban and foreign legal entities, as well as natural persons residing in the country, may request the granting of a domain name. Second-level domain na ...

Geography of Cuba

Geography of Cuba Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. Cuba's area is 110,860 km² (42,803 sq mi) including coastal and territorial waters with a land area of . This makes it the eighth-largest island country in the world. The main island (Cuba) has of ...

* Cuba is an island country * Cuba is located in the following regions: **

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

and Western Hemisphere ***

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

(though not on the mainland) ** Atlantic Ocean ***

North Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe and ...

****

***** Antilles ****** Greater Antilles ** Time zone: UTC-05, summer UTC-04 **

Extreme points of Cuba Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. Cuba's area is 110,860 km² (42,803 sq mi) including coastal and territorial waters with a land area of . This makes it the eighth-largest island country in the world. The main island (Cuba) has of ...

*** High: Pico Turquino *** Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m ** Coastline: 3,735 km * Population: 11,268,000 - 73rd most populous country * Area: 110,861 km² *

Atlas of Cuba An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographi ...

Environment of Cuba

Ecoregions An ecoregion (ecological region) or ecozone (ecological zone) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of l ...

* Biosphere reserves * Earthquakes in Cuba * Wildlife of Cuba ** Flora ** Fauna of Cuba ***

Birds Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

*** Mammals *** Amphibians and reptiles

Natural geographic features

* Islands *

Mountains A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...

* Bodies of water ** Gulfs and bays *** Bay of Cárdenas *** Bay of Havana *** Bay of Matanzas ***

Bay of Pigs The Bay of Pigs ( es, Bahía de los Cochinos) is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones located 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 reas ...

***

Bay of Santa Clara The Bay of Santa Clara is a bay on Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. C ...

***

Ensenada de la Broa Ensenada de la Broa is a bay in southern Cuba. It is located at , in the provinces of Matanzas Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the ...

***

Guantánamo Bay, Cuba Guantánamo (, , ) is a municipality and city in southeast Cuba and capital of Guantánamo Province. Guantánamo is served by the Caimanera port near the site of a U.S. naval base. The area produces sugarcane and cotton wool. These are tradition ...

***

Gulf of Batabanó The Gulf of Batabanó ( es, Golfo de Batabanó; ),In isolation, ''de'' and ''Batabanó'' are pronounced and , respectively. also called the Batabanó Gulf, is an inlet or strait off southwestern Cuba in the Caribbean Sea, separating mainland Cub ...

***

Gulf of Cazones Gulf of Cazones () is a large gulf in southern Cuba. It is located at the south by the provinces of Matanzas and Cienfuegos, between the northeast edge of the Jardinillos Bank on the south, and Piedras and other cays and reefs on the north. It is ...

***

Gulf of Guacanayabo The Gulf of Guacanayabo () is a bay along the southern coast of Cuba, bordered by Granma and Las Tunas provinces. Overview The largest port on the bay is Manzanillo, and the gulf is bordered to the north-west by the Jardines de la Reina arch ...

Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

* List of World Heritage Sites

Regions of Cuba

List of places in Cuba This is a list of places in Cuba. Cities * Bayamo * Camagüey * Ciego de Ávila * Cienfuegos *Guantánamo *Havana *Holguín * Las Tunas * Matanzas *Pinar del Río *Sancti Spíritus * Santa Clara *Santiago de Cuba Provinces * Camagüey Pro ...

Ecoregions of Cuba

List of ecoregions in Cuba

Administrative divisions of Cuba

Administrative divisions of Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean ...

= Provinces of Cuba

Provinces of Cuba Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and one special municipality (the Isla de la Juventud). The last modification was approved in August 2010 (by the Cuban National Assembly), splitting Havana province into two new provinces: Ar ...

# Camagüey Province #: Capital:

Camagüey Camagüey () is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third-largest city with more than 321,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province. It was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 1514, by S ...

# Ciego de Ávila Province #: Capital:

Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila City () is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The city has a population of about 497.000, in a municipality of 756,373. Geography Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway ...

# Cienfuegos Province #: Capital:

Cienfuegos Cienfuegos (), capital of Cienfuegos Province, is a city on the southern coast of Cuba. It is located about from Havana and has a population of 150,000. Since the late 1960s, Cienfuegos has become one of Cuba's main industrial centers, especial ...

# Granma #: Capital:

Bayamo Bayamo is the capital city of the Granma Province of Cuba and one of the largest cities in the Oriente region. Overview The community of Bayamo lies on a plain by the Bayamo River. It is affected by the violent Bayamo wind. One of the most ...

# Guantánamo Province #: Capital: Guantánamo # Ciudad de La Habana (Havana) # La Habana Province #: Capital: no provincial capital, as the country's capital is located here # Holguín Province #: Capital: Holguín #

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. The resort town of Varadero is also located in this province. Among Cuban provinces, ...

#: Capital:

Matanzas Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known 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 (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east ...

# Pinar del Río Province #: Capital:

Pinar del Río Pinar del Río is the capital city of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. With a population of 139,336 (2004) in a municipality of 190,332, it is the List of cities in Cuba, 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños'' ...

# Sancti Spíritus Province #: Capital: Sancti Spíritus #

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. Other large cities include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, San Luis and Songo-la Maya. Hi ...

#: Capital: Santiago de Cuba # Las Tunas Province #: Capital:

Victoria de Las Tunas Las Tunas is a city and municipality in central-eastern Cuba. It is the capital of the Las Tunas Province and was named Victoria de Las Tunas from 1869 to 1976. Geography The city of Las Tunas is located in along the Carretera Central (highway), ...

# Villa Clara Province #: Capital: Santa Clara

= Municipalities of Cuba

= Municipalities of Cuba *

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of Cuba: Havana * Cities of Cuba

Demography of Cuba

Demographics of Cuba The demographic characteristics of Cuba are known through census which have been conducted and analyzed by different bureaus since 1774. The National Office of Statistics of Cuba (ONE) since 1953. The most recent census was conducted in Septembe ...

History of Cuba

History of Cuba * Timeline of the history of Cuba

By period

Chronology of Colonial Cuba The 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 and includes history from the "discovery" of the island by Christopher Columbus to the Spanis ...

1512–1898 * Liberation from Spain ** Ten Years' War1868–1868 **

Little War (Cuba) The Little War or Small War ( es, Guerra Chiquita) was the second of three conflicts between Cuban rebels and Spain. It started on 26 August 1879 and after some minor successes ended in rebel defeat in September 1880. It followed the Ten Years' ...

Aug.1879–Sept. 1880 **

Cuban War of Independence The Cuban War of Independence (), fought from 1895 to 1898, was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) and the Little War (1879–1880). The final three months ...

1895–1898 ** Sinking of USS MaineFebruary 1898 ** Spanish–American WarApr. 1898–Aug. 1898 *

First Occupation of Cuba The United States Military Government in Cuba (Spanish: ''Gobierno militar estadounidense en Cuba'' or ''Gobierno militar americano en Cuba''), was a provisional military government in Cuba that was established in the aftermath of the Spanis ...

1898–1902 * Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) **

Cuban–American Treaty of Relations (1903) The 1903 Cuban–American Treaty of Relations ( es, Tratado Cubano–Estadounidense) was a treaty between the Cuba, Republic of Cuba and the United States signed on May 22, 1903. The treaty contemplated leases of Guantánamo Bay; one such lease ...

** Second Occupation of Cuba, by the United States1906–1909 ** Negro Rebellion1912 **

Sugar Intervention The Sugar Intervention refers to the events in Cuba between 1917 and 1922, when the United States Marine Corps was stationed on the island. Background When conservative Cuban president Mario García Menocal was re-elected in November 1916, libera ...

1917–1922 ** March 1923 ** creation of the Cuban Communist Party1925 **

Sergeants' Revolt The Cuban Revolution of 1933 ( es, Revolución cubana de 1933), also called the Revolt of the Sergeants, was a coup d'état that occurred in Cuba in September 1933. It began as a revolt of sergeants and enlisted men in the military, who soon allie ...

September 1933 **

One Hundred Days Government The One Hundred Days Government (Spanish: ''Gobierno de los Cien Días'') is the name normally used in Cuba to refer to the Cuban government of Ramon Grau which lasted from September 4, 1933 until January 15, 1934. Background Leading up to th ...

Sept. 1933–Jan. 1934 ** Cuban–American Treaty of Relations (1934)June 1934 * Cuban Revolution1953–1959 ** Timeline of the Cuban Revolution **

Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution The Cuban communist revolutionary and politician Fidel Castro took part in the Cuban Revolution from 1953 to 1959. Following on from his early life, Castro decided to fight for the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's military junta by founding a pa ...

Moncada Barracks The Moncada Barracks was a military barracks in Santiago de Cuba, named after General Guillermo Moncada, a hero of the Cuban War of Independence. On 26 July 1953, the barracks was the site of an armed attack by a small group of revolutionaries ...

attack on 26 July 1953 **

26th of July Movement The 26th of July Movement ( es, Movimiento 26 de Julio; M-26-7) was a Cuban vanguard revolutionary organization and later a political party led by Fidel Castro. The movement's name commemorates its 26 July 1953 attack on the army barracks on San ...

19539 ** Granma (yacht)November 1956 * Cuba – Soviet relations * Republic of Cuba1959– ** Escambray rebellion1959–1965 ** Bay of Pigs InvasionApril 1961 **

Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (of 1962) ( es, Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, the Caribbean Crisis () in Russia, or the Missile Scare, was a 35-day (16 October – 20 November 1962) confrontation between the United S ...

October 1962 **

Cuban intervention in Angola The Cuban intervention in Angola (codenamed Operation Carlota) began on 5 November 1975, when Cuba sent combat troops in support of the communist-aligned People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) against the pro-western National Unio ...

1975–1991) ** Special Period in Time of Peaceeconomic crisis, 1991–2000 ***

August 1994 protest in Cuba The was a protest on 5 August 1994, in which thousands of Cubans took to the streets around the Malecón in Havana to demand freedom and express frustration with the government. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Cu ...

Cuban thaw The Cuban thaw ( es, Deshielo cubano) was the normalization of Cuba–United States relations that began in December 2014 ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between the nations. In March 2016, Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to ...

2014–

By region

* History of Cuba's provinces ** History of Granma Province ** History of Guantánamo Province **

History of Havana Havana was founded in the sixteenth century displacing Santiago de Cuba as the island's most important city when it became a major port for Atlantic shipping, particularly the Spanish treasure fleet. History Founding of Havana Havana was first vi ...

** 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 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 b ...

* Economic history of Cuba ** Dollar store ** Cuban sugar economy *

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. After the Communist takeover by Fidel Castro in 1959, Cuba became involved in many major conflicts of the Cold War ...

* History of Cuban Nationality

Government and politics of Cuba

Politics of Cuba Cuba has had a socialist political system since 1959 based on the "one state – one party" principle. Cuba is constitutionally defined as a Marxist–Leninist state. The present Constitution of Cuba, which was passed in a 2019 referendum, also ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: socialist state, with national parliament *

of Cuba: Havana *

Corruption in Cuba Cuba has suffered from widespread and rampant corruption since the establishment of the Republic of Cuba (1902–1959), Republic of Cuba in 1902. The book ''Corruption in Cuba'' states that public ownership resulted in "a lack of identifiable owner ...

* Cuban exile * Elections in Cuba * Political movements in Cuba **

Cuban dissident movement The Cuban dissident movement is a political movement in Cuba whose aim is to replace the current government with a liberal democracy. According to Human Rights Watch, the Cuban government represses nearly all forms of political dissent. Backgrou ...

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. For inclusi ...

* Political parties in Cuba ** Governing political party: Communist Party of Cuba

Branches of the government of Cuba

Government of Cuba Cuba has had a socialist political system since 1959 based on the "one state – one party" principle. Cuba is constitutionally defined as a Marxist–Leninist state. The present Constitution of Cuba, which was passed in a 2019 referendum, also ...

Executive branch of the government of Cuba

* Head of state and head of government: President of Cuba,

Raúl Castro Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (; ; born 3 June 1931) is a retired Cuban politician and general who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party communist state, from 2011 to 2021, succeedi ...

* Cabinet of Cuba:

Council of Ministers of Cuba The Council of Ministers (Spanish: ''Consejo de ministros''), also referred to as simply the Cabinet of Cuba, is the highest ranking executive and administrative body of the Republic of Cuba, and constitutes the nation's government. It consists of ...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

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, ...

Legislative branch of the government of Cuba

* National Assembly of People's Power

Judicial branch of the government of Cuba

Cuban legal system The judicial system of Cuba consists of the judicial branch of the Cuban government, and the lawyers and judges who operate within it. History of the Cuban Judiciary Shortly after the Cuban Revolution, the Cuban government adopted as its guiding ...

* Supreme Court of Cuba * Legal profession in Cuba

Foreign relations of Cuba

Foreign relations of Cuba * International Committee for Democracy in Cuba * Diplomatic missions (embassies) ** Diplomatic missions in Cuba **

Diplomatic missions of Cuba This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Republic of Cuba, excluding honorary consulates. Cuba has an extensive global diplomatic presence and is the Latin American country with the second highest number of diplomatic missions after Brazil. ...

* Foreign relations, by country **

Cuba–Russia relations Cuba–Russia relations (russian: Российско-кубинские отношения, es, Relaciones Ruso-Cubanas) reflect the political, economic and cultural exchanges between Cuba and Russia. These countries have had close cooperation s ...

** People's Republic of China – Cuba relations ** United States-Cuba relations *** CIA activities in Cuba *** Cuba – United States Maritime Boundary Agreement *** Cuban migration to Miami *** United States citizens granted political asylum in Cuba *** United States embargo against Cuba *

Cuban medical internationalism After the 1959 Cuban Revolution, Cuba established a program to send its medical personnel overseas, particularly to Latin America, Africa, and Oceania, and to bring medical students and patients to Cuba for training and treatment respectively. In 2 ...

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 The OPANAL (which stands for el Organismo para la Proscripción de las Armas Nucleares en la América Latina y el Caribe) is an international organization which promotes a non-aggression pact and nuclear disarmament in much of the Americas. In Eng ...

(OPANAL) * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *

Group of 77 The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 fou ...

(G77) *

International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 ...

(IAEA) * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) *

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) * International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) * International Labour Organization (ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) * International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...

(IPU) *

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

(LAES) * Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) *

Nonaligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

(NAM) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

(OAS) (sanctioned since 1962) * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) *''

Unión Latina The Latin Union is an international organization of nations that use Romance languages, whose activities have been suspended since 2012. Headquartered in Paris, France, its aim is to protect, project, and promote the common cultural heritage of ...

'' * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * World Confederation of Labour (WCL) * World Customs Organization (WCO) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Cuba

: *

Capital punishment in Cuba Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Cuba, however it is seldom used. The last executions were in 2003. National legislation provides for death penalty for murder, threatening to commit murder, aggravated rape, terrorism, hijacking, piracy, dr ...

* Constitution of Cuba *

Crime in Cuba Crime is present in various forms in Cuba though the government does not release official crime statistics. Crime reports are on the rise, with below-average crisis intervention from police. Gun crime is virtually nonexistent and murder rates are be ...

* Human rights in Cuba **

Censorship in Cuba Censorship in Cuba is the topic of accusations put forward by several foreign groups-organizations and political leaders. The accusations led the European Union to impose sanctions from 2003 to 2008 as well as statements of protest from groups, ...

LGBT rights in Cuba Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in Cuba significantly advanced in the 21st century. Following the 2022 Cuban Family Code referendum, there is legal recognition of the right to marriage, unions between people of the same sex, sam ...

*** Recognition of same-sex unions in Cuba ** Freedom of religion in Cuba * Law enforcement in Cuba

Military of Cuba

Military of Cuba * Command ** Commander-in-chief: *** Ministry of Defence of Cuba * Forces ** Army of Cuba ** Navy of Cuba ** Air Force of Cuba ** Special forces of Cuba *

* Military ranks of Cuba

Local government in Cuba

Local government in Cuba Local may refer to: Geography and transportation * Local (train), a train serving local traffic demand * Local, Missouri, a community in the United States * Local government, a form of public administration, usually the lowest tier of administrat ...

Culture of Cuba

Culture of Cuba The culture of Cuba is a complex mixture of different, often contradicting, factors and influences. The Cuban people and their customs are based on European, African and Amerindian influences. Music The music of Cuba, including the instruments ...

Architecture of Cuba Architecture of Cuba refers to the buildings, structures and architectural history throughout the Caribbean island nation of Cuba. The unique mix of cultural and artistic influences throughout history have led to Cuba being renowned for its ecl ...

** Forts in Cuba *** Castillo de Jagua ***

Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (also known by the less formal title of Castillo del Morro or as San Pedro de la Roca Castle) is a fortress on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the c ...

***

Castillo de la Real Fuerza The Castillo de la Real Fuerza (Castle of the Royal Force) is a bastion fort 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 ...

***

La Cabaña ''Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña'' (Fort of Saint Charles), colloquially known as La Cabaña, is an 18th-century fortress complex, the third-largest in the Americas, located on the elevated eastern side of the harbor entrance in Havana, C ...

***

Morro Castle Morro Castle may refer to: Fortress * Morro Castle (Havana), a fortress guarding Havana Bay, Cuba * Castillo San Felipe del Morro, a fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico * Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (also k ...

***

San Salvador de la Punta Fortress Castillo San Salvador de la Punta is a fortress at the entrance to the bay in Havana, Cuba. History La Punta, like El Morro, was designed to protect access to Havana from frequent attack by corsairs. Initially, in 1559, lookouts were posted ...

Cuisine of Cuba Cuban cuisine is largely based on Spanish cuisine with influence from African and other Caribbean cuisines. Some Cuban recipes share spices and techniques with Spanish, African and Taino cooking, with some Caribbean influence in spice and flavor ...

** Cuba Libre ** Cuban sandwich *

Festivals in Cuba A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival co ...

Languages of Cuba The demographic characteristics of Cuba are known through census which have been conducted and analyzed by different bureaus since 1774. The National Office of Statistics of Cuba (ONE) since 1953. The most recent census was conducted in Septembe ...

* Media in Cuba *

Museums in Cuba This is a list of museums in Cuba. By province Artemisa * Alquízar Municipal Museum * Artemisa Municipal Museum * Bahía Honda Municipal Museum * Bauta Municipal Museum * Candelaria Municipal Museum * Guanajay Municipal Museum * Güira de Me ...

* National symbols of Cuba ** Coat of arms of Cuba ** Flag of Cuba **

National anthem of Cuba "" (, ) is the national anthem of Cuba. It was first performed in 1868, during the . Perucho Figueredo, who took part in the battle, wrote and composed the song. The melody, also called "" (), was composed by Figueredo in 1867. Overview On Oct ...

People of Cuba Cubans ( es, Cubanos) are people born in Cuba and people with Cuban citizenship. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic, religious and national backgrounds. Racial and ethnic groups Census The population of Cuba wa ...

** Ethnic minorities in Cuba ***

Chinese Cuban Chinese Cubans ( es, chino-cubano) are Cubans of full or mixed Chinese ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to Cuba. They are part of the ethnic Chinese diaspora (or Overseas Chinese). History Chinese immigration to Cuba started in 183 ...

s *** Afro-Cubans ***

Jewban Jewish Cubans, Cuban Jews, or Cubans of Jewish heritage, have lived in the nation of Cuba for centuries. Some Cubans trace Jewish ancestry to ''Marranos'' (forced converts to Christianity) who came as colonists, though few of these practice Jud ...

s ** Women in Cuba * Prostitution in Cuba *

Public holidays in Cuba References {{DEFAULTSORT:Public Holidays In Cuba Cuban culture Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Ju ...

Racism in Cuba Racism in Cuba refers to racial discrimination in Cuba. In Cuba, dark skinned Afro-Cubans are the only group on the island referred to as black while lighter skinned, mixed race, Afro-Cuban ''mulattos'' are often not characterized as fully black or ...

* Records of Cuba * Scouting and Guiding in Cuba *

World Heritage Sites in Cuba The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. The Caribbea ...

Art in Cuba

* Art in Cuba **

List of Cuban artists Below is a list of Cuban artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Cuba, of Cuban descent or who produced works that are primarily about Cuba. A *Agustín Drake Aldam ...

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. Following the revolution, Cuba entered what is considered the ...

List of Cuban films This is an incomplete list of films produced in Cuba in chronological order. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia see :Cuban films. 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000 ...

Dance in Cuba Cuban culture encompasses a wide range of dance forms. The island's indigenous people performed rituals known as areíto, which included dancing, although little information is known about such ceremonies. After the colonization of Cuba by the S ...

** Cuban National Ballet * Literature of Cuba **

List of Cuban writers A list of Cuban writers, including novelists, poets, and critics: Cuban authors and writers have influenced and shaped the history of the world. Throughout the years many of their contributions have caused radical shifts: from social movements to ...

* Music of Cuba ** Cuban folk music **

Cuban jazz Afro-Cuban jazz is the earliest form of Latin jazz. It mixes Afro-Cuban clave-based rhythms with jazz harmonies and techniques of improvisation. Afro-Cuban music has deep roots in African ritual and rhythm.{{cite web, Cuba: Son and Afro-Cuban ...

** Cuban rock ** Early Cuban bands **

National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba The National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba is the main institution dedicated to the performance of classical music in Cuba History Heir to the tradition of excellency established by its ancestor, the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Symph ...

* Television in Cuba * Theatre in Cuba ** Cuban musical theatre **

National Theater of Cuba The Teatro Nacional de Cuba is a theatre building in Havana, Cuba, on Plaza de la Revolución. History Construction of the National Theater of Cuba was approved in 1951 under the administration of Carlos Prío Socarrás, work began the following ...

Religion in Cuba

Religion in Cuba *

Christianity in Cuba Christianity has played an important role in Cuba's history. Cuba was discovered by Christopher Columbus a few days after he arrived to the New World in 1492. In 1511, colonization began when the Conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar establis ...

** Episcopal Church of Cuba **

Protestantism in Cuba While Protestants arrived in the island of Cuba early in its colonial days, most of their churches did not flourish until the 20th century with the assistance of American missionaries. In the early 20th century, Cuban Protestant churches were great ...

Roman Catholicism in Cuba The Catholic Church in Cuba is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholics make up approximately half of the population of Cuba. History Catholicism has historically been the majority relig ...

* Hinduism in Cuba *

Islam in Cuba Cuba is a majority Christian nation, with Islam being one of the smallest minority faiths in the country. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center report, there were then 10,000 Muslims in Cuba who constitute less than 0.1% of the population. A ...

* Judaism in Cuba

Sports in Cuba

Sport in Cuba

In general

* Cuba at the Olympics ** Cuban Olympic Committee ** List of Olympic medalists for Cuba *

Cuban athletes Cuban may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean * Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent ** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof * Cuban citizen, a perso ...

Cuban records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Cuba maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Cubana de Atletismo (FCA). Outdoor Key to tables: + = en route to a longer distance h = hand timing A = affected by a ...

* Cuba at the Pan American Games

By sport

Baseball in Cuba Baseball was popularized in Cuba by Nemesio Guillot, who founded the first major baseball club in the country. It became the most played sport in the country in the 1870s, before the period of American intervention. Despite its American origin, ...

Cuban national baseball system The Cuban baseball league system is not a single baseball league; rather it is a structure of leagues and series that are governed by the Baseball Federation of Cuba and culminate in national championships and the selection of the Cuba national ba ...

* Basketball in Cuba ** Cuba national basketball team ** Cuba women's national basketball team * Cricket in Cuba ** Cuba national cricket team * Football in Cuba ** Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba *** Cuba national football team ** Handball in Cuba *** Cuba men's national handball team ** Rugby in Cuba *** Rugby union in Cuba ** Volleyball in Cuba *** Cuba men's national volleyball team *** Cuba women's national volleyball team

Economy and infrastructure of Cuba

Economy of Cuba * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 68th (sixty-eighth) * Agriculture in Cuba ** Agricultural cooperatives *** CPA (Cooperativa de Producción Agropecuaria) *** UBPC - 'Unidad Básica de Producción Cooperativa', or Basic Unit of Cooperative Production * Banking in Cuba ** Central Bank of Cuba **

List of banks in Cuba This is a list of banks in Cuba which have been issued banking licences by the Central Bank of Cuba. Commercial banks Foreign banks Havin Bank was founded as Havana International Bank Ltd. in 1973 with Banco Central de Cuba as a shareholde ...

* Companies of Cuba * Currency of Cuba: Convertible Peso / Peso **

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

CUP A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, ...

* Economic history of Cuba *

Energy in Cuba The economy of Cuba is a Mixed economy, mixed command economy dominated by state-run enterprises. Most of the labor force is employed by the state. In the 1990s, the ruling Communist Party of Cuba encouraged the formation of worker co-operatives ...

** Energy policy of Cuba ** Oil industry in Cuba * Mining in Cuba ** Oil reserves in Cuba * Rationing in Cuba * Cuba Stock Exchange *

Tourism in Cuba Tourism in Cuba is an industry that generates over 4.7 million arrivals , 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 a ...

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

Water privatization in Cuba Water privatization in Cuba began in January 2000 when the socialist government of Cuba created a mixed public-private company to manage the water, sewer and stormwater drainage system in 8 of the 15 municipalities that make up the country's capital ...

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 (Telecommunications Company of Cuba), mobile telep ...

Internet in Cuba The internet in Cuba covers telecommunications in Cuba including the Cuban grassroots wireless community network and Internet censorship in Cuba. Since its introduction in the late 1990s, Cuban Internet has stalled because of lack of funding, t ...

* Cuba Emergency Response System *

Newspapers in Cuba This is a list of newspapers in Cuba. Although the Cuban media is controlled by the Cuban People through the Cuban State apparatus, the national newspapers of Cuba are not directly published by the state, they are instead published by various Cuba ...

* Telephone numbers in Cuba * Television in Cuba

Transportation in Cuba

Transportation in Cuba Transportation in Cuba is the system of railways, roads, airports, waterways, ports and harbours in Cuba: Railways * ''total:'' 8,285 km * ''standard gauge:'' 8,125 km gauge (105 km electrified) * '' narrow gauge:'' 160 km ...

Airports in Cuba This is a list of airports in Cuba, grouped by type and sorted by location. Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is an archipelago of islands located in the northern Caribbean Sea at the confluence wit ...

* Rail transport in Cuba **

Ferrocarriles de Cuba Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FCC) or Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba (English: National Railway Company of Cuba), provides passenger and freight services for Cuba. Route network Ferrocarriles de Cuba uses that extends from Guane (province Pinar del ...

* Road transport in Cuba **

Roads in Cuba The road network of Cuba consists of of roads, of which over are paved and are unpaved. The Caribbean country counts also of motorways (''autopistas''). Motorways Overview Cuba has eight toll-free expressways named ''Autopistas'', seven of ...

*** Carretera Central **

Vehicle registration plates of Cuba The current vehicle registration plate system of Cuba was introduced in May 2013. Current plates are European standard 520 mm × 110 mm, completely replacing the previous system introduced in 2002. The international vehicle registr ...

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 List of universities in Cuba, colleges and universities. Following the 1959 revolut ...

Universities in Cuba The following is an incomplete list of colleges and universities in Cuba: Provincial Colleges * Agrarian University of Havana "Fructuoso Rodríguez", Mayabeque (UNAH* University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Central University of Las Villas ...

Health in Cuba

Health care in Cuba The Cuban government operates a national health system and assumes fiscal and administrative responsibility for the health care of all its citizens. There are no private hospitals or clinics as all health services are government-run. The presen ...

Hospitals in Cuba A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...

References

External links

* BBC
Cuba: Key Facts

— International edition of Communist Party of Cuba Newspaper
Cuba Web Directory
— Links directory on Cuba.

*
Cuba
'' The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency.
The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus
— University of Miami site {{Cuba topics Cuba