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Also Known As República de Cuba • Republic of Cuba
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Manuel Marrero Cruz
Capital Havana
Population (2024 est.) 11,054,000
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 (2023) 85
Population Projection 2030 11,289,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 260.5
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 100.6
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.$) (2019) 8,920
1Domestic transactions only; the Cuban convertible peso (CUC) is used for international transactions—(September 1, 2015) 1 U.S.$ = 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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