Country profile

Cuba

Republic of Cuba · Caribbean

👥 Population

10,937,203

World Bank · 2025

🏛 Capital

Havana

🗺 Area

109,884 km²

💹 GDP (nominal)

$107.35B

World Bank · 2020

📈 HDI

0.762

UNDP · 2023

📍 Pop. density

100 /km²

💱 Currency

CUC, CUP

Cuban convertible peso

🗣 Languages

Spanish

About Cuba

Cuba (officially Republic of Cuba) is a country in Caribbean, with Havana as its capital. It is home to roughly 10.94 million people, giving a population density of about 100 people per square kilometre. The country covers 109,884 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $107.35B in nominal GDP (2020), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.762. The official currency is the Cuban convertible peso (CUC), and the main language is Spanish.

Development profile (each axis 0–100%, higher is stronger)

Key indicators

Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.

💹 Economy

GDP growth

-1.1%

Unemployment

1.7%

👥 People

Life expectancy

78.3 yrs

Fertility rate

1.45

Pop. growth

-0.4%

Urban population

77.2%

Infant mortality /1k

6.8

🌍 Quality of Life

Internet users

70.5%

Literacy rate

97.7%

Physicians /1k

9.54

Renewable energy

20.9%

Cuba's GDP over time (nominal, US$)

Travel & practical

Capital

Havana

Currency

CUC, CUP

Dialing code

+53

Internet TLD

.cu

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Fun facts about Cuba

Cuba is the 87th most populous country in the world, with about 10.94 million people.
By land area it is the 104th-largest country in the world, covering 109,884 km².
It has the world's 71st-largest economy by nominal GDP ($107.35B).
Cuba has no land borders with other countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.762.
Cuba has a population density of about 100 people per square kilometre.

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