Cuba: Facts & Stats
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Facts
| Also Known As | República de Cuba • Republic of Cuba |
|---|---|
| Head Of Government | Prime Minister: Manuel Marrero Cruz |
| Capital | Havana |
| Population | (2025 est.) 11,030,000 |
| Head Of State | President: Miguel Díaz-Canel |
| Form Of Government | unitary socialist republic with one legislative house (National Assembly of the People’s Power [612]) |
| Official Language | Spanish |
| Official Religion | none |
| Official Name | República de Cuba (Republic of Cuba) |
| Total Area (Sq Km) | 109,8842 |
| Total Area (Sq Mi) | 42,4262 |
| Monetary Units | Cuban peso (CUP) • Cuban convertible peso (CUC)1 |
| Population Rank | (2025) 88 |
| Population Projection 2030 | 11,289,000 |
| Density: Persons Per Sq Mi | (2025) 260 |
| Density: Persons Per Sq Km | (2025) 100.4 |
| Urban-Rural Population | Urban: (2022) 77.1% • Rural: (2022) 22.9% |
| Life Expectancy At Birth | Male: (2022) 77.3 years • Female: (2022) 82.1 years |
| Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate | Male: (2021) 100% • Female: (2021) 100% |
| Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) | (2019) 100,934 |
| Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) | (2019) 9,010 |
| 1Domestic transactions only; the Cuban convertible peso (CUC) is used for international transactions—(September 1, 2015) 1 U.S.$ = CUC 1.00; 1 £ = CUC 1.53. 2Areas of major landmasses are: island of Cuba 40,285 sq mi (104,339 sq km); Isla de la Juventud 934 sq mi (2,419 sq km); numerous adjacent cays (administratively a part of provinces or the Isla de la Juventud) 1,207 sq mi (3,126 sq km). | |
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