Cuba
🇨🇺 Caribbean · Republic of Cuba
How Cuba ranks globally
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.
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How Cuba measures up
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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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