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Republic of Cuba
República de Cuba  (Spanish)
Motto: 
"¡Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!"  (Spanish)
("Homeland or Death, We Shall Overcome!")[1]
Anthem: La Bayamesa
(English: "The Bayamo Song")[2]
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Capital
and largest city
Havana
23°8′N82°23′W / 23.133°N 82.383°W / 23.133; -82.383
Official languagesSpanish
Ethnic groups
(2012)[a][3]
Religion
(2020)[4]
Demonym(s)Cuban
GovernmentUnitaryMarxist–Leninistone-partysocialistrepublic[5]
Miguel Díaz-Canel
Salvador Valdés Mesa
Manuel Marrero Cruz
Esteban Lazo Hernández
LegislatureNational Assembly of People's Power
Independence from the United States and Spain
10 October 1868
24 February 1895
• Recognized (handed over from Spain to the United States)
10 December 1898
• Republic declared (independence from United States)
20 May 1902
26 July 1953 – 1 January 1959
10 April 2019
Area
• Total
109,884 km2 (42,426 sq mi) (104th)
• Water (%)
0
Population
• 2019 census
Decrease 11,193,470[6] (83rd)
• Density
101.9/km2 (263.9/sq mi) (80th)
GDP (PPP)2015 estimate
• Total
US$ 254.865 billion[7]
• Per capita
US$ 22,237[7][8]
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
Increase US$ 105.355 billion[9] (63rd)
• Per capita
Increase US$ 9,296[9] (88th)
Gini (2000)38.0[10]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.783[11]
high · 70th
CurrencyCuban peso (CUP)
Time zoneUTC−5 (CST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC−4 (CDT)
Driving sideright
Calling code+53
ISO 3166 codeCU
Internet TLD.cu

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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