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The Socialist Republic of Cuba is a Communist state located on the island of the same name in the northern Caribbean Sea. Fidel Castro led a rebel army to victory in 1959 against dictator Fulgencio Batista. He has led the country ever since. Between April 17 and 21 1961, there was a failed invasion of the Bay of Pigs by about 1500 revolution refugees, recruited, paid and trained by the United States' CIA.
The country is now slowly recovering from a severe economic recession following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies, worth $4 billion to $6 billion annually, in 1990. Havana, the capital, blames its difficulties on the US embargo in place since 1962.
- History of Cuba
- Geography of Cuba
- Demographics of Cuba
- Politics of Cuba
- Economy of Cuba
- Communications in Cuba
- Transportation in Cuba
- Military of Cuba
- Foreign relations of Cuba
The above articles use information from from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website.
Foto: The World Factbook CIA