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	* [http://www.bc.gov.cu/English/home.asp Central bank] of Cuba		* [http://www.bc.gov.cu/English/home.asp Central bank] of Cuba
	* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1203299.stm country profile]		* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1203299.stm country profile]
	* [https://~~mises~~.org/journals/jls/~~5_1~~/~~5_1_6.pdf~~ The Failure of Bolshevism and Its Aftermath] (pdf) by David Ramsay Steele, 1981		* [https://freecapitalists.org/journals/jls/5-1-6/ The Failure of Bolshevism and Its Aftermath] (pdf) by David Ramsay Steele, 1981
	* [http://www.tampabay.com/news/world/cubas-leaders-see-private-farmers-as-key-to-saving-socialism/1028061 Cuba's leaders see private farmers as key to saving socialism] by David Adams, August 2009		* [http://www.tampabay.com/news/world/cubas-leaders-see-private-farmers-as-key-to-saving-socialism/1028061 Cuba's leaders see private farmers as key to saving socialism] by David Adams, August 2009
	* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yoani-sanchez/cuba-laying-off-one-in-fo_b_635597.html Cuba Laying off One in Four Workers] by Yoani Sanchez, July 2010		* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yoani-sanchez/cuba-laying-off-one-in-fo_b_635597.html Cuba Laying off One in Four Workers] by Yoani Sanchez, July 2010

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	* [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipe0no99xWr_oUrAP-q6PnKLj8XgD9I7O0BO0 Cuba's leaders lay out details for layoffs] by Andrea Rodriguez and Paul Haven, September 2010		* [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipe0no99xWr_oUrAP-q6PnKLj8XgD9I7O0BO0 Cuba's leaders lay out details for layoffs] by Andrea Rodriguez and Paul Haven, September 2010
			* [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/world/americas/changes-to-agriculture-highlight-cubas-problems.html?_r=0 Cuba’s Free-Market Farm Experiment Yields a Meager Crop] by Damien Cave, December 2012

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	* [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipe0no99xWr_oUrAP-q6PnKLj8XgD9I7O0BO0 Cuba's leaders lay out details for layoffs] by Andrea Rodriguez and Paul Haven, September 2010		* [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipe0no99xWr_oUrAP-q6PnKLj8XgD9I7O0BO0 Cuba's leaders lay out details for layoffs] by Andrea Rodriguez and Paul Haven, September 2010
	* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/17/wikileaks-cuba-banned-sicko WikiLeaks: Cuba banned Sicko for depicting 'mythical' healthcare system] by Amelia Hill, December 2010
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	\|Row 4 title = Population		\|Row 4 title = Population
	\|Row 4 info = 11,451,652 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CU">CIA - The World ~~Facebook~~. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_cu.html "Cuba"], from The World ~~Facebook~~. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>		\|Row 4 info = 11,451,652 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CU">CIA - The World Factbook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_cu.html "Cuba"], from The World Factbook. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
	\|Row 5 title = Population growth		\|Row 5 title = Population growth
	\|Row 5 info = 0.233% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CU" />		\|Row 5 info = 0.233% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CU" />

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	==~~External links~~==		==Links==
	* [[Wikipedia:Cuba\|Cuba]] on Wikipedia		* [[Wikipedia:Cuba\|Cuba]] on Wikipedia
	* [http://www.bc.gov.cu/English/home.asp Central bank] of Cuba		* [http://www.bc.gov.cu/English/home.asp Central bank] of Cuba
	* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1203299.stm country profile]		* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1203299.stm country profile]
			* [https://mises.org/journals/jls/5_1/5_1_6.pdf The Failure of Bolshevism and Its Aftermath] (pdf) by David Ramsay Steele, 1981
	* [http://www.tampabay.com/news/world/cubas-leaders-see-private-farmers-as-key-to-saving-socialism/1028061 Cuba's leaders see private farmers as key to saving socialism] by David Adams, August 2009		* [http://www.tampabay.com/news/world/cubas-leaders-see-private-farmers-as-key-to-saving-socialism/1028061 Cuba's leaders see private farmers as key to saving socialism] by David Adams, August 2009
	* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yoani-sanchez/cuba-laying-off-one-in-fo_b_635597.html Cuba Laying off One in Four Workers] by Yoani Sanchez, July 2010		* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yoani-sanchez/cuba-laying-off-one-in-fo_b_635597.html Cuba Laying off One in Four Workers] by Yoani Sanchez, July 2010

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	* [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipe0no99xWr_oUrAP-q6PnKLj8XgD9I7O0BO0 Cuba's leaders lay out details for layoffs] by Andrea Rodriguez and Paul Haven, September 2010		* [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipe0no99xWr_oUrAP-q6PnKLj8XgD9I7O0BO0 Cuba's leaders lay out details for layoffs] by Andrea Rodriguez and Paul Haven, September 2010
			* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/17/wikileaks-cuba-banned-sicko WikiLeaks: Cuba banned Sicko for depicting 'mythical' healthcare system] by Amelia Hill, December 2010
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	* [http://www.bc.gov.cu/English/home.asp Central bank] of Cuba		* [http://www.bc.gov.cu/English/home.asp Central bank] of Cuba
	* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1203299.stm country profile]		* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1203299.stm country profile]
			* [http://www.tampabay.com/news/world/cubas-leaders-see-private-farmers-as-key-to-saving-socialism/1028061 Cuba's leaders see private farmers as key to saving socialism] by David Adams, August 2009
			* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yoani-sanchez/cuba-laying-off-one-in-fo_b_635597.html Cuba Laying off One in Four Workers] by Yoani Sanchez, July 2010
			* [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipe0no99xWr_oUrAP-q6PnKLj8XgD9I7O0BO0 Cuba's leaders lay out details for layoffs] by Andrea Rodriguez and Paul Haven, September 2010
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{{Infobox
|Box title = Country summary
|Row 1 title = Capital
|Row 1 info = Havana
|Row 2 title = Borders
|Row 2 info = [[US]] Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km
|Row 3 title = Government type
|Row 3 info = Communist state
|Row 4 title = Population
|Row 4 info = 11,451,652 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CU">CIA - The World Facebook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_cu.html "Cuba"], from The World Facebook. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
|Row 5 title = Population growth
|Row 5 info = 0.233% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CU" />
|Row 6 title = Life expectancy
|Row 6 info = 77.45 years<ref name="CIA_CU" />
|Row 7 title = Unemployment
|Row 7 info = 1.7% (2009 est.)<ref name="CIA_CU" />
|Row 8 title = [[Wikipedia:Index of Economic Freedom|Index of Economic Freedom]]
|Row 8 info = 177<ref name="Heritage_CU">Heritage Foundation. [http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Cuba "Cuba"], Economic Freedom Score. A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
|Row 9 title = [[Wikipedia:Corruption Perceptions Index|Corruption Perceptions Index]]
|Row 9 info = 61<ref name="Transparency_CU">Transparency International. [http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2009/cpi_2009_table "Cuba"], Corruption Perceptions Index 2009. A lower ranking is better; but please note that the numbers cannot be compared between countries or years due to different methodology. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
}}

The native Amerindian population of '''Cuba''' began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from the US in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He stepped down as president in February 2008 in favor of his younger brother Raul CASTRO. Cuba's Communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The country faced a severe economic downturn in 1990 following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies worth $4 billion to $6 billion annually. Cuba portrays its difficulties as the result of the US embargo in place since 1961. Illicit migration to the US - using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, air flights, or via the southwest border - is a continuing problem. The US Coast Guard intercepted 2,656 individuals attempting to cross the Straits of Florida in fiscal year 2007.<ref name="CIA_CU" />

==Economical characteristics==
* '''Currency''': Cuban peso (ISO code: CUP)
* Central bank '''[[Wikipedia:Discount rate|discount rate]]''': NA%<ref name="CIA_CU" />
* Commercial banks '''lending rate''': NA%<ref name="CIA_CU" />
* '''Stock of money''' ([[Money supply#M1|M1]]): $NA<ref name="CIA_CU" />
* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2|M2]]): $NA<ref name="CIA_CU" />

===Statistics===
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! [[GDP]] (USD)<ref name="WorldBank_GDP_CU">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/cu/indicators%5BNY.GDP.MKTP.CD%5D?date=1999:2009 "Cuba: GDP"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
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! Govt. revenue (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Revenue_CU">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/cu/indicators%5BGC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Cuba: government revenue"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
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! Govt. expenses (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Expenses_CU">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/cu/indicators%5BGC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Cuba: government expenses"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
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==References==
<small>Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.</small>
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==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:Cuba|Cuba]] on Wikipedia
* [http://www.bc.gov.cu/English/home.asp Central bank] of Cuba
* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1203299.stm country profile]
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