Location:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
Geographic coordinates:
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total:110,860 sq km
land:109,820 sq km
water:1,040 sq km
country comparison to the world:107
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Land boundaries:
total:28.5 km
border countries (1):US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 28.5 km
note: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba
Coastline:
Maritime claims:
territorial sea:12nm
exclusive economic zone:200nm
contiguous zone:24nm
Climate:
tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October)
Terrain:
mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast
Elevation:
mean elevation:108 m
elevation extremes:0 mlowest point: Caribbean Sea
1974 highest point: Pico Turquino
Natural resources:
cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
Land use:
agricultural land:60.3%(2011 est.)
arable land:33.8%(2011 est.)/permanent crops:3.6%(2011 est.)/permanent pasture:22.9%(2011 est.)
forest:27.3%(2011 est.)
other:12.4%(2011 est.)
Irrigated land:
Population distribution:
large population clusters found throughout the country, the more significant ones being in the larger towns and cities, particularly the capital of Havana
Natural hazards:
the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common
Environment - current issues:
soil degradation and desertification (brought on by poor farming techniques and natural disasters) are the main environmental problems; biodiversity loss; deforestation; air and water pollution
Environment - international agreements:
party to:Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note:
largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles
Population:
11,116,396(July 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:82
Nationality:
noun:Cuban(s)
adjective:Cuban
Ethnic groups:
white 64.1%, mulatto or mixed 26.6%, black 9.3%(2012 est.)
note:data represent racial self-identification from Cuba's 2012 national census
Languages:
Religions:
nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria
note: prior to CASTRO assuming power
Age structure:
0-14 years:16.44%(male 940,787 /female 886,996)
15-24 years:12.1%(male 698,220 /female 646,684)
25-54 years:43.69%(male 2,443,190 /female 2,414,119)
55-64 years:12.54%(male 677,304 /female 716,704)
65 years and over:15.22%(male 773,636 /female 918,756)(2018 est.)
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Central America
:: CubaPrint This is the population pyramid for Cuba. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
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Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio:43.3(2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio:23.3(2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio:19.9(2015 est.)
potential support ratio:5(2015 est.)
Median age:
Population growth rate:
-0.27%(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:215
Birth rate:
10.6 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:185
Death rate:
8.9 deaths/1,000 population(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:63
Net migration rate:
-4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:190
Population distribution:
large population clusters found throughout the country, the more significant ones being in the larger towns and cities, particularly the capital of Havana
Urbanization:
urban population:77% of total population(2018)
rate of urbanization:0.14% annual rate of change(2015-20 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
2.136 million HAVANA (capital)(2018)
Sex ratio:
at birth:1.06 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
0-14 years:1.06 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
15-24 years:1.08 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
25-54 years:1.01 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
55-64 years:0.94 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
65 years and over:0.81 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
total population:0.99 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
39 deaths/100,000 live births(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:106
Infant mortality rate:
total:4.4 deaths/1,000 live births(2018 est.)
male:4.9 deaths/1,000 live births(2018 est.)
female:3.9 deaths/1,000 live births(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:182
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:78.9 years(2018 est.)
male:76.6 years(2018 est.)
female:81.4 years(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:56
Total fertility rate:
1.71 children born/woman(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:170
Contraceptive prevalence rate:
Health expenditures:
11.1% of GDP(2014)
country comparison to the world:12
Physicians density:
7.52 physicians/1,000 population(2014)
Hospital bed density:
5.2 beds/1,000 population(2014)
Drinking water source:
improved:urban:96.4% of population
rural:89.8% of population
total:94.9% of population
unimproved:urban:3.6% of population
rural:10.2% of population
total:5.1% of population(2015 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:urban:94.4% of population(2015 est.)
rural:89.1% of population(2015 est.)
total:93.2% of population(2015 est.)
unimproved:urban:5.6% of population(2015 est.)
rural:10.9% of population(2015 est.)
total:6.8% of population(2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.4%(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:71
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
30,000(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:72
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk:intermediate(2016)
food or waterborne diseases:bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A(2016)
vectorborne diseases:dengue fever(2016)
note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
24.6%(2016)
country comparison to the world:56
Education expenditures:
12.8% of GDP(2010)
country comparison to the world:1
Literacy:
definition:age 15 and over can read and write(2015 est.)
total population:99.8%(2015 est.)
male:99.9%(2015 est.)
female:99.8%(2015 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total:14 years(2015)
male:13 years(2015)
female:14 years(2015)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total:6.1%(2010 est.)
male:6.4%(2010 est.)
female:5.6%(2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:150
People - note:
illicit emigration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and overland via the southwest border; the number of Cubans migrating to the US surged after the announcement of normalization of US-Cuban relations in late December 2014 but has decreased since the end of the so-called \"wet-foot, dry-foot\" policy on 12 January 2017
Country name:
conventional long form:Republic of Cuba
conventional short form:Cuba
local long form:Republica de Cuba
local short form:Cuba
etymology:name derives from the Taino Indian designation for the island \"coabana\" meaning \"great place\"
Government type:
Capital:
name:Havana
geographic coordinates:23 07 N, 82 21 W
time difference:UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November; note - Cuba has been known to alter the schedule of DST on short notice in an attempt to conserve electricity for lighting
Administrative divisions:
15 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 special municipality* (municipio especial); Artemisa, Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Mayabeque, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara
Independence:
20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a day of independence
National holiday:
Triumph of the Revolution (Liberation Day), 1 January (1959)
Constitution:
history:several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 February 1976, effective 24 February 1976; note - in early June 2018, the Cuban Government announced that Raul CASTRO would head a commission to rewrite the country's constitution(2018)
amendments:proposed by the National Assembly of People’s Power; passage requires approval of at least two-thirds majority of the National Assembly membership; amendments to constitutional articles on the authorities of the National Assembly, Council of State, or any rights and duties in the constitution also require approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on the Cuban political, social, and economic system cannot be amended; amended 1978, 1992, 2002(2018)
Legal system:
civil law system based on Spanish civil code
International law organization participation:
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Citizenship:
citizenship by birth:yes
citizenship by descent only:yes
dual citizenship recognized:no
residency requirement for naturalization:unknown
Suffrage:
16 years of age; universal
Judicial branch:
highest courts:People's Supreme Court (consists of court president, vice president, 41 professional justices, and NA lay judges); organization includes the State Council, criminal, civil, administrative, labor, crimes against the state, and military courts)
judge selection and term of office:professional judges elected by the National Assembly are not subject to a specific term; lay judges nominated by workplace collectives and neighborhood associations and elected by municipal or provincial assemblies; lay judges appointed for 5-year terms and serve up to 30 days per year
subordinate courts:People's Provincial Courts; People's Regional Courts; People's Courts
Executive branch:
chief of state:President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 19 April 2018); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (since 19 April 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government:President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 19 April 2018); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (since 19 April 2018)
cabinet:Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the Council of State and appointed by the National Assembly; it is subordinate to the 31-member Council of State, which is elected by the Assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session
elections/appointments:president and vice presidents indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (may be reelected for another 5-year term); election last held on 19 April 2018 (next to be held in 2023)
election results:Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (PCC) elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 98.8%; Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (PCC) elected vice president; percent of National Assembly vote - 100%
Legislative branch:
description:unicameral National Assembly of People's Power or Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (605 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the National Candidature Commission submits a slate of approved candidates; to be elected, candidates must receive more than 50% of valid votes otherwise the seat remains vacant or the Council of State can declare another election
elections:last held on 11 March 2018 (next to be held in early 2023)
election results:Cuba's Communist Party is the only legal party, and officially sanctioned candidates run unopposed
Political parties and leaders:
Cuban Communist Party or PCC [Raul CASTRO Ruz]
International organization participation:
ACP, ALBA, AOSIS, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IAEA, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS (excluded from formal participation since 1962), OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission:Ambassador Jose Ramon CABANAS Rodriguez (since 17 September 2015)
chancery:2630 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone:[1] (202) 797-8518
FAX:NA
consulate(s) general:NA
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission:Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Phillip GOLDBERG (Since February 2018)
embassy:Calzada between L & M Streets, Vedado, Havana
mailing address:use embassy street address
telephone:[53] (7) 839-4100
FAX:NA
Flag description:
five equal horizontal bands of blue (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center; the blue bands refer to the three old divisions of the island: central, occidental, and oriental; the white bands describe the purity of the independence ideal; the triangle symbolizes liberty, equality, and fraternity, while the red color stands for the blood shed in the independence struggle; the white star, called La Estrella Solitaria (the Lone Star) lights the way to freedom and was taken from the flag of Texas
note: design similar to the Puerto Rican flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed
National symbol(s):
royal palm; national colors: red, white, blue
National anthem:
name:\"La Bayamesa\" (The Bayamo Song)
lyrics/music:Pedro FIGUEREDO
note: adopted 1940; Pedro FIGUEREDO first performed \"La Bayamesa\" in 1868 during the Ten Years War against the Spanish; a leading figure in the uprising, FIGUEREDO was captured in 1870 and executed by a firing squad; just prior to the fusillade he is reputed to have shouted, \"Morir por la Patria es vivir\" (To die for the country is to live), a line from the anthem
Economy - overview:
The government continues to balance the need for loosening its socialist economic system against a desire for firm political control. In April 2011, the government held the first Cuban Communist Party Congress in almost 13 years, during which leaders approved a plan for wide-ranging economic changes. Since then, the government has slowly and incrementally implemented limited economic reforms, including allowing Cubans to buy electronic appliances and cell phones, stay in hotels, and buy and sell used cars. The government has cut state sector jobs as part of the reform process, and it has opened up some retail services to \"self-employment,\" leading to the rise of so-called \"cuentapropistas\" or entrepreneurs. More than 500,000 Cuban workers are currently registered as self-employed.
The Cuban regime has updated its economic model to include permitting the private ownership and sale of real estate and new vehicles, allowing private farmers to sell agricultural goods directly to hotels, allowing the creation of non-agricultural cooperatives, adopting a new foreign investment law, and launching a \"Special Development Zone\" around the Mariel port.
Since 2016, Cuba has attributed slowed economic growth in part to problems with petroleum product deliveries from Venezuela. Since late 2000, Venezuela provided petroleum products to Cuba on preferential terms, supplying at times nearly 100,000 barrels per day. Cuba paid for the oil, in part, with the services of Cuban personnel in Venezuela, including some 30,000 medical professionals.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$137 billion(2017 est.)
$134.8 billion(2016 est.)
$134.2 billion(2015 est.)
note: data are in 2016 US dollars
country comparison to the world:79
GDP (official exchange rate):
$93.79 billion(2017 est.)(2017 est.)
note: data are in Cuban Pesos at 1 CUP = 1 US$; official exchange rate
GDP - real growth rate:
1.6%(2017 est.)
0.5%(2016 est.)
4.4%(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:167
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$12,300(2016 est.)
$12,200(2015 est.)
$12,100(2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 US dollars
country comparison to the world:128
Gross national saving:
11.4% of GDP(2017 est.)
12.3% of GDP(2016 est.)
12.1% of GDP(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:156
GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption:57%(2017 est.)
government consumption:31.6%(2017 est.)
investment in fixed capital:9.6%(2017 est.)
investment in inventories:0%(2017 est.)
exports of goods and services:14.6%(2017 est.)
imports of goods and services:-12.7%(2017 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture:4%(2017 est.)
industry:22.7%(2017 est.)
services:73.4%(2017 est.)
Agriculture - products:
sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock
Industries:
petroleum, nickel, cobalt, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, construction, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, sugar
Industrial production growth rate:
-1.2%(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:179
Labor force:
4.691 million(2017 est.)
note: state sector 72.3%, non-state sector 27.7%
country comparison to the world:86
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture:18%
industry:10%
services:72%(2016 est.)
Unemployment rate:
2.6%(2017 est.)
2.4%(2016 est.)
note: data are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double
country comparison to the world:27
Population below poverty line:
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%:NA
highest 10%:NA
Budget:
revenues:54.52 billion(2017 est.)
expenditures:64.64 billion(2017 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
58.1% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:8
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-10.8% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:214
Public debt:
47.7% of GDP(2017 est.)
42.7% of GDP(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:110
Fiscal year:
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
5.5%(2017 est.)
4.5%(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:178
Central bank discount rate:
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
Stock of narrow money:
$23.26 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$21.92 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:66
Stock of broad money:
$23.26 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$21.92 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:66
Stock of domestic credit:
Current account balance:
$985.4 million(2017 est.)
$2.008 billion(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:50
Exports:
$2.63 billion(2017 est.)
$2.546 billion(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:132
Exports - partners:
Venezuela 17.8%, Spain 12.2%, Russia 7.9%, Lebanon 6.1%, Indonesia 4.5%, Germany 4.3%(2017)
Exports - commodities:
petroleum, nickel, medical products, sugar, tobacco, fish, citrus, coffee
Imports:
$11.06 billion(2017 est.)
$10.28 billion(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:99
Imports - commodities:
petroleum, food, machinery and equipment, chemicals
Imports - partners:
China 22%, Spain 14%, Russia 5%, Brazil 5%, Mexico 4.9%, Italy 4.8%, US 4.5%(2017)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$11.35 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$12.3 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:72
Debt - external:
$30.06 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$29.89 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:80
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$4.138 billion(2006 est.)
country comparison to the world:77
Exchange rates:
Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar -
1(2017 est.)
1(2016 est.)
1(2015 est.)
1(2014 est.)
22.7(2013 est.)
Electricity access:
population without electricity:200,000(2013)
electrification - total population:99.9%(2013)
electrification - urban areas:100%(2013)
electrification - rural areas:95%(2013)
Electricity - production:
19.28 billion kWh(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:76
Electricity - consumption:
16.16 billion kWh(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:75
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:124
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:138
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
6.998 million kW(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:74
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
91% of total installed capacity(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:53
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
0% of total installed capacity(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:75
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
1% of total installed capacity(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:147
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
8% of total installed capacity(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:85
Crude oil - production:
50,000 bbl/day(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:51
Crude oil - exports:
0 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:111
Crude oil - imports:
112,400 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:41
Crude oil - proved reserves:
124 million bbl(1 January 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:68
Refined petroleum products - production:
104,100 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:67
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
175,000 bbl/day(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:60
Refined petroleum products - exports:
24,190 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:69
Refined petroleum products - imports:
52,750 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:78
Natural gas - production:
1.189 billion cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:66
Natural gas - consumption:
1.189 billion cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:90
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:90
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:113
Natural gas - proved reserves:
70.79 billion cu m(1 January 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:57
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
26.94 million Mt(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:78
Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions:1,349,188(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:12(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:67
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions:4,613,782(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:41(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:123
Telephone system:
general assessment:fixed-line and mobile services run by the state-run ETESCA; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos; Cuban Government has opened several hundred Wi-Fi hotspots around the island, which are expensive, and launched a new residential Internet pilot in Havana and other provinces; ongoing normalisation of relations with the US warrants considerable economic prosperity for Cuba(2017)
domestic:fixed-line density remains low at about 12 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service is expanding to about 41 per 100 persons(2017)
international:country code - 53; the ALBA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable links Cuba, Jamaica, and Venezuela; January 2016 the FCC allowed US firms to do business directly with the Cuban telecom sector, the government has looked favourably on proposals for a new subsea cable to link Cuba directly with Florida, which would supplement the only direct international cable access, via the ALBA-1 cable from Venezuela; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); several US telecommunication companies have signed voice and data deals to serve their customers while in Cuba(2017)
Broadcast media:
Internet country code:
Internet users:
total:4,334,022(July 2016 est.)
percent of population:38.8%(July 2016 est.)
note: private citizens are prohibited from buying computers or accessing the Internet without special authorization; foreigners may access the Internet in large hotels but are subject to firewalls; some Cubans buy illegal passwords on the black market or take advantage of public outlets to access limited email and the government-controlled \"intranet\"
country comparison to the world:84
Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total:33,536(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:less than 1(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:138
National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers:4(2015)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers:18(2015)
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:1,294,458(2015)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:20,919,645mt-km(2015)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
Airports:
133(2017)
country comparison to the world:42
Airports - with paved runways:
total:64(2017)
over 3,047 m:7(2017)
2,438 to 3,047 m:10(2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m:16(2017)
914 to 1,523 m:4(2017)
under 914 m:27(2017)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:69(2013)
914 to 1,523 m:11(2013)
under 914 m:58(2013)
Pipelines:
41 km gas, 230 km oil(2013)
Railways:
total:8,367 km(2015)
standard gauge:8,195 km1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified)(2015)
narrow gauge:172 km1.000-m gauge(2015)
note: 70 km of standard gauge track is not for public use
country comparison to the world:26
Roadways:
total:60,858 km(2001)
paved:29,820 km(includes 639 km of expressways)(2001)
unpaved:31,038 km(2001)
country comparison to the world:69
Waterways:
240 km(almost all navigable inland waterways are near the mouths of rivers)(2011)
country comparison to the world:94
Merchant marine:
total:43(2017)
by type:general cargo 11, oil tanker 3, other 29(2017)
country comparison to the world:118
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):Antilla, Cienfuegos, Guantanamo, Havana, Matanzas, Mariel, Nuevitas Bay, Santiago de Cuba