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Cuba

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Capital:	Havana
Area size:	109820 sq. km Slightly smaller than Greece
Time zone:	GMT -4
Currency:	Peso
Area code:	(+) 53
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Hot, sub-tropical all year round. Rainfall is heavier in the north than in the south, with rainfall mainly in May-October period and possible hurricanes between August and November. November to April are cooler months.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Spanish (official)
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	11.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	11.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	11.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	11.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	11.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	11.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	11.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	11.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
11.8 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
About half of all Cubans are of mixed African and European descent. Whites number 37 percent and blacks 11 percent.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Roman Catholic 40 percent, atheist 6 percent, Protestant 3 percent. Syncretic Afro-Cuban religions are also practised.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	75.2 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	75.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	75.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	75.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	75.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	75.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	75.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	75.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1934
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
97 (2006)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	19.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	19.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	19.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	20.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	20.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	21.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	77.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	77.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	77.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	76.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	76.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	76.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	75.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	74.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	74.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	74.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	79.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	79.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	79.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	78.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	78.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2006	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	6 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	6 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	7 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	7 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	7 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	7 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	7 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	7 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	9 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	9 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	45 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	33 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	51	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	50	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	52	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	52	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	52	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	55	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2006	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	17 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2002-2004 average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	91 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	91 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	91 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	91 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	98 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	98 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	99.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	96.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	96.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	97.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	97.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	96.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	96.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2006	86 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007
2005	76 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	68 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	65 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	59 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	51 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	44 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Cellular telephone subscribers

2006	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	12 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	7 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	0.8 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	0.6 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Internet users

2006	21 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	17 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	13 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	9 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	11 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2008	65 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	61 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	66 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	59 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	62 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	43 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	Not ranked
2001	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2006	current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	No data available current US$
2000	current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country�s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP
No data available current US$ billions

Annual GDP growth

2006	� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	5.4� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	3.8� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	1.8� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	3.0� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	5.6� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2006	� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	0.9� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	3.1� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	4.8� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	0.5� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	21.3� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

Physicians

2000-2004	591 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	591 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	596 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	590 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	<0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	<0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	<0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	9 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	10 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	10 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	11 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	12 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2007	7122	UNHCR
2006	33580	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	19000	UNHCR
2004	15657	UNHCR
2003	16093	UNHCR
2002	18043	UNHCR
2001	18959	UNHCR
2000	20084	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2007	615	UNHCR
2006	667	UNHCR
2005	706	UNHCR
2004	795	UNHCR
2003	836	UNHCR
2002	1005	UNHCR
2001	1036	UNHCR
2000	954	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	9.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	No data available percent
2000-2002	9.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	8.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	8.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	6.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	6.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	6.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	6.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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