Cuba
At a glance
- Official language
- Spanish
- Currency
- Convertible peso (CUC)
- Government
- Unitary state
- Legislature
- National Assembly of People's Power
- Demonym
- Cuban
- Time zone
- UTC-05:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +53
- Internet TLD
- .cu
- ISO 3166
- CU
- Established
- 1898
- Highest point
- Pico Turquino (1,974 m (6,476 ft))
- National anthem
- El Himno de Bayamo
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations2 full memberships
Political & Economic
Regional
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History9 leaders · click to expand
Post-Castro era
Miguel Díaz-Canel✦ Current
2021–PresentGeneral Secretary (First Secretary, PCC)
Miguel Díaz-Canel✦ Current
2018–PresentPresident
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Díaz-Canel✦ Current | General Secretary (First Secretary, PCC) | 2021–Present |
| Miguel Díaz-Canel✦ Current | President | 2018–Present |
Castro era
⚠️ Raúl Castro
2011–2021General Secretary (First Secretary, PCC)
⚠️ Raúl Castro
2008–2018President (President of the Council of State)
⚠️ Fidel Castro
1976–2008President (President of the Council of State)
⚠️ Fidel Castro
1959–1976Prime Minister
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ⚠️ Raúl Castro | General Secretary (First Secretary, PCC) | 2011–2021 |
| ⚠️ Raúl Castro | President (President of the Council of State) | 2008–2018 |
| ⚠️ Fidel Castro | President (President of the Council of State) | 1976–2008 |
| ⚠️ Fidel Castro | Prime Minister | 1959–1976 |
Cuban Revolution
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
1959–1976President
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
1959–1959President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado | President | 1959–1976 |
| Manuel Urrutia Lleó | President | 1959–1959 |
Pre-Revolution dictatorship
⚠️ Fulgencio Batista
1952–1959President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ⚠️ Fulgencio Batista | President | 1952–1959 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Conflicts since 19455 interstate wars · click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invasion of Grenada | 1983 | United States,Antigua and Barbuda,Barbados,Dominica,Jamaica,Saint Lucia,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 102+ |
| Ogaden War● | 1977–1978 | Somalia | 39,836+ |
| Yom Kippur War● | 1973 | Israel | 10,521–21,300 |
| War of Attrition | 1967–1970 | Israel | 6,442–14,290 |
| Bay of Pigs Invasion | 1961 | United States,DRF | 2,298+ |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
National Teams
Cuba on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Administrative subdivisions
16 entries listed under Cuba across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Provinces (15)
Cities (1)
Cuba metro footprint
18 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
18 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #559 | Havana★ Capital▲ Largest | Havana | 2.3M | 4.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1677 | Holguín | Holguín | 358K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1689 | Camagüey | Camagüey | 334K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1720 | Santa Clara (Cuba) | Villa Clara | 247K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1754 | Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | 179K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1801 | Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba | 510K | 0.5 | Local Metro |
| #1846 | Isla de la Juventud | Isla de la Juventud (Isla de Pinos) | 84K | 0.5 | Local Metro |
| #2182 | Bayamo | Granma | 239K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2199 | Guantánamo | Guantánamo | 226K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2213 | Las Tunas | Las Tunas | 214K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2246 | Pinar del Río | Pinar del Río | 193K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2301 | Matanzas | Matanzas | 163K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2317 | Cárdenas | Matanzas | 159K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2321 | Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Ávila | 157K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2354 | Sancti Spíritus | Sancti Spíritus | 143K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2536 | Artemisa | Artemisa | 86K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2551 | San José de las Lajas | Mayabeque | 81K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2585 | Morón | Ciego de Ávila | 71K | 0.3 | Local Metro |