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                                       CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018


        Ministry of Economy and Planning      Country Profile
        20 de Mayo y Ayestaran Plaza de la Revolución,
        Havana, Cuba                                                                        1990   2000   2010   2016
        Tel: (53) 7 79-6115                   World view
        E-mail: mep@ceniai.inf.cu             Population, total (millions)                  10.58  11.15  11.33  11.48
                                              Population growth (annual %)                    0.9   0.4    0.1    0.1
        Ministry of Education                 Surface area (sq. km) (thousands)             109.9  109.9  109.9  109.9
        Obispo No. 160 esq. A Mercaderes      Population density (people per sq. km of land area)  98.5  103.8  106.5  110.3
        Vieja,                                Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)  ..  ..  ..  ..
        Havana, Cuba                          Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)  28.12 ..  29.13 ..  63.02 ..  ..
                                              GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions)
        Tel: (53) 7 626-571                   GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)    2,660  2,610  5,560  74.97
                                                                                                                 6,570
        Fax: (53) 7 622-547                   GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions)    ..    ..     ..     ..
        Ministry of Finance and Prices        GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)    ..    ..     ..     ..
                                              People
        Caya Obispo No. 211, esq. Cuba        Income share held by lowest 20%                  ..    ..     ..     ..
        Havana, Cuba                          Life expectancy at birth, total (years)         75     77    79     80
        Tel: (53) 7 60-4111                   Fertility rate, total (births per woman)       1.8    1.6    1.6    1.7
        Fax: (53) 7 33-8038                   Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)  76  58  49  45
        E-mail: bhcifip@mfp.gov.cu            Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49)  70  73  78  74
                                              Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)  100  100  100  100
        Ministry of the Food Industry         Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)  13    8      6      6
        Calle 41 No. 4455 Playa,              Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)  ..  3.4  ..  ..
        Havana, Cuba                          Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)  94  94  99  99
        Tel: (53) 7 23-6801                   Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)  94  96  98  96
        Fax: (53) 7 33-1748                   School enrollment, primary (% gross)           99.7  101.3  102.4  97.6
                                              School enrollment, secondary (% gross)          89     83    92     100
        Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment   School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)  1  1  1  1
        Calle 2a, No. 201 Vedado              Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.4
        Havana, Cuba                          Environment
        Tel: (53) 7 33-3110                   Forest area (sq. km) (thousands)               20.6   24.4  29.3   32.0
        Fax: (53) 7 33-3496                   Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)  1.4  1.4  ..  5.0
                                              Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)  ..  13.7  13.0  18.3
        Ministry of Foreign Relations         Improved water source (% of population with access)  ..  91  94     95
        Calzada No. 360 Esq. A G Vedado       Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access)  82  87  92  93
        Havana, Cuba                          Urban population growth (annual %)             1.6    0.7    0.2    0.3
        Tel: (53) 7 31-3151                   Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)  1,645  1,142  1,089  1,023
        Fax: (53) 7 33-1163                   CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)         3.15   2.34  3.39   3.05
                                              Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)   1,214  1,135  1,291  1,434
        Ministry of Higher Education          Economy
        Calle 23 No. 565 esq. F, Vedado       GDP (current US$) (billions)                  28.65  30.57  64.33  87.13
        Havana, Cuba                          GDP growth (annual %)                          -2.9   5.9    2.4    4.4
        Tel: (53) 7 55-2314                   Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)             5.3    1.7    1.2    3.4
        Fax: (53) 7 33-3096                   Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)             14     26 7  23 4   23 4
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                                              Industry, value added (% of GDP)
        E-mail: develop@reduniv.edu.cu        Services, etc., value added (% of GDP)          67     67    73     74
        Ministry of Interior                  Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)        30     14    23     17
        Plaza de la Revolución,               Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)        41     17    18     14
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                                              Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
                                                                                                           10
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        Havana, Cuba                                                                                               9
                                              Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)            ..     ..     ..     ..
        Ministry of Steelworking Industry     Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)  ..     ..     ..     ..
        Avenida Rancho Boyeros y Calle 100,   States and markets
        Havana, Cuba                          Time required to start a business (days)        .. ..  .. ..  .. ..  .. ..
                                              Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP)
        Tel: (53) 7 453-911                   Tax revenue (% of GDP)                          ..     ..     ..     ..
        Fax: (53) 7 33-1163                   Military expenditure (% of GDP)                6.4    3.5    3.3    3.1
        E-mail: sime@sime.co.cu               Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)  0.0   0.1    8.9   35.5
        Ministry of Justice                   Individuals using the Internet (% of population)  0.0 ..  0.5  15.9 ..  38.8 ..
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                                              High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)
        Calle O No. 216, 8vo Piso entre 23 y  Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0-100)  ..  ..   ..     ..
        Humboldt Vedado                       Global links
        Havana, Cuba 10400                    Merchandise trade (% of GDP)                    34     21    26     17
        Tel: (53) 7 32-6319                   Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100)    ..    100    186    157
        Fax: (53) 7 33-3038                   External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions)  ..  ..  ..  ..
        E-mail: minjus@minjus.cu              Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)  ..  ..  ..  ..
                                              Net migration (thousands)                      -120   -146   -73     ..
        Ministry of Labor and Social Security  Personal remittances, received (current US$) (millions)  ..  ..  ..  ..
        Calle 23 esq. Calle P Vedado          Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions)  ..  ..  ..  ..
        Havana, Cuba                          Net official development assistance received (current US$) (millions)  51.8  45.1  132.5  553.0
        Tel: (53) 7 70-4571                  Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified.                        Source: World Development Indicators database.
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