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Communications
Broadcast media
[time series]
government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; government operates 4 national TV networks and many local TV stations; government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and many local radio stations; Radio-TV Marti is beamed from the US (2007)
Internet country code
[time series]
.cu
Internet users
(Internet hosts)
[time series]
3,025 (2010) country comparison to the world: 145
Internet users
[time series]
1.606 million country comparison to the world: 79 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" (2009)
Telecommunication systems
(Telephone system)
[time series]
general assessment: greater investment beginning in 1994 and the establishment of a new Ministry of Information Technology and Communications in 2000 has resulted in improvements in the system; national fiber-optic system under development; 95% of switches digitized by end of 2006; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos, which effectively limits subscribership domestic: fixed-line density remains low at less than 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains less than 5 per 100 persons international: country code - 53; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to US network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) (2009)
Telephones - fixed lines
(Telephones - main lines in use)
[time series]
1.164 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 72
Telephones - mobile cellular
[time series]
1.003 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 152
Economy
Agricultural products
(Agriculture - products)
[time series]
sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock
Budget
[time series]
revenues: $46.14 billion expenditures: $48.61 billion (2010 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
[time series]
-4.3% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 132
Central bank discount rate
[time series]
NA%
Commercial bank prime lending rate
[time series]
NA%
Current account balance
[time series]
$201.4 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 59 $538.9 million (2009 est.)
Debt - external
[time series]
$19.75 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 $19.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Economic overview
(Economy - overview)
[time series]
The government continues to balance the need for economic loosening against a desire for firm political control. The government announced it would eliminate 500,000 state jobs by March 2011 and has expanded opportunities for self-employment. President Raul CASTRO said such changes were needed to update the economic model to ensure the survival of socialism. The government has introduced limited reforms, some initially implemented in the 1990s, to increase enterprise efficiency and alleviate serious shortages of food, consumer goods, and services. The average Cuban's standard of living remains at a lower level than before the downturn of the 1990s, which was caused by the loss of Soviet aid and domestic inefficiencies. Since late 2000, Venezuela has been providing oil on preferential terms, and it currently supplies about 100,000 barrels per day of petroleum products. Cuba has been paying for the oil, in part, with the services of Cuban personnel in Venezuela including some 30,000 medical professionals.
Electricity - consumption
[time series]
14.2 billion kWh (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 78
Electricity - exports
[time series]
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity - imports
[time series]
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity - production
[time series]
16.99 billion kWh (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 75
Exchange rates
[time series]
Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar - 0.9259 (2010) 0.9259 (2009) 0.9259 (2008) 0.9259 (2007) 0.9231 (2006)
Exports
[time series]
$3.816 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 $2.879 billion (2009 est.)
Exports - commodities
[time series]
sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, coffee
Exports - partners
[time series]
China 25.5%, Canada 23.3%, Venezuela 10%, Spain 5.6% (2010)
GDP (official exchange rate)
[time series]
$57.49 billion (2010 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
(GDP (purchasing power parity))
[time series]
$114.1 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 65 $112.4 billion (2009 est.) $110.8 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
(GDP - composition by sector)
[time series]
agriculture: 4% industry: 20.9% services: 74.2% (2010 est.)
Real GDP per capita
(GDP - per capita (PPP))
[time series]
$9,900 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 $9,800 (2009 est.) $9,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars
Real GDP growth rate
(GDP - real growth rate)
[time series]
1.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 161 1.4% (2009 est.) 4.1% (2008 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share
[time series]
lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports
[time series]
$10.41 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 90 $8.91 billion (2009 est.)
Imports - commodities
[time series]
petroleum, food, machinery and equipment, chemicals
Imports - partners
[time series]
Venezuela 35.2%, China 11.7%, Spain 8.5%, Brazil 4.6%, Canada 4.2%, US 4.1% (2010)
Industrial production growth rate
[time series]
-2.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 156
Industries
[time series]
sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
[time series]
2.9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 102 1.4% (2009 est.)
Investment (gross fixed)
[time series]
10.3% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 184
Labor force
[time series]
5.147 million country comparison to the world: 71 note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2010 est.)
Labor force - by occupation
[time series]
agriculture: 20% industry: 19.4% services: 60.6% (2005)
Natural gas - consumption
[time series]
1.16 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 87
Natural gas - exports
[time series]
0 cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Natural gas - imports
[time series]
0 cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 107
Natural gas - production
[time series]
1.16 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 62
Natural gas - proved reserves
[time series]
70.79 billion cu m (1 January 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 58
Oil - consumption
[time series]
176,000 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 60
Oil - exports
[time series]
6,882 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 100
Oil - imports
[time series]
109,500 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 63
Oil - production
[time series]
53,690 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 62
Oil - proved reserves
[time series]
124 million bbl (1 January 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 67
Population below poverty line
[time series]
NA%
Public debt
[time series]
34.2% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 34.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
[time series]
$4.847 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 85 $4.647 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of broad money
[time series]
$35.98 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 $35.61 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
[time series]
$4.138 billion (2006 est.) country comparison to the world: 62
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
[time series]
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of domestic credit
[time series]
$NA
Stock of narrow money
[time series]
$11.63 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 $11.74 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Taxes and other revenues
[time series]
80.3% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 2
Unemployment rate
[time series]
1.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 9 1.7% (2009 est.)
Geography
Area
[time series]
total: 110,860 sq km country comparison to the world: 106 land: 109,820 sq km water: 1,040 sq km
Area - comparative
[time series]
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Climate
[time series]
tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October)
Coastline
[time series]
3,735 km
Elevation
(Elevation extremes)
[time series]
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Pico Turquino 2,005 m
Environment - current issues
[time series]
air and water pollution; biodiversity loss; deforestation
International environmental agreements
(Environment - international agreements)
[time series]
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
Total water withdrawal
(Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural))
[time series]
total: 8.2 cu km/yr (19%/12%/69%) per capita: 728 cu m/yr (2000)
Geographic coordinates
[time series]
21 30 N, 80 00 W
Geography - note
[time series]
largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles
Irrigated land
[time series]
8,700 sq km (2008)
Land boundaries
[time series]
total: 29 km border countries: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km note: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba
Land use
[time series]
arable land: 27.63% permanent crops: 6.54% other: 65.83% (2005)
Location
[time series]
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
Map references
[time series]
Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims
[time series]
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Natural hazards
[time series]
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
Natural resources
[time series]
cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
Terrain
[time series]
mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast
Total renewable water resources
[time series]
38.1 cu km (2000)
Government
Administrative divisions
[time series]
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
Capital
[time series]
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 third Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Constitution
[time series]
24 February 1976; amended July 1992 and June 2002
Country name
[time series]
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba conventional short form: Cuba local long form: Republica de Cuba local short form: Cuba
Diplomatic representation from the US
[time series]
none; note - the US has an Interests Section in the Swiss Embassy, headed by Chief of Mission Jonathan D. FARRAR; address: USINT, Swiss Embassy, Calzada between L and M Streets, Vedado, Havana; telephone: [53] (7) 833-3551 through 3559 (operator assistance required); FAX: [53] (7) 833-1653; protecting power in Cuba is Switzerland
Diplomatic representation in the US
[time series]
none; note - Cuba has an Interests Section in the Swiss Embassy, headed by Principal Officer Jorge BOLANOS Suarez; address: Cuban Interests Section, Swiss Embassy, 2630 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009; telephone: [1] (202) 797-8518; FAX: [1] (202) 797-8521
Executive branch
[time series]
chief of state: President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura (since 24 February 2008); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura (since 24 February 2008) cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the Council of State and appointed by the National Assembly or the 31-member Council of State, elected by the assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president and vice presidents elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term; election last held on 24 February 2008 (next to be held in 2013) election results: Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz elected president; percent of legislative vote - 100%; Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura elected vice president; percent of legislative vote - 100%
Flag
(Flag description)
[time series]
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
Government type
[time series]
Communist state
Independence
[time series]
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
International law organization participation
[time series]
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
International organization participation
[time series]
ACP, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, 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, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Judicial branch
[time series]
People's Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo Popular (president, vice presidents, and other judges are elected by the National Assembly)
Legal system
[time series]
civil law system based on Spanish civil code
Legislative branch
[time series]
unicameral National Assembly of People's Power or Asemblea Nacional del Poder Popular (number of seats in the National Assembly is based on population; 614 seats; members elected directly from slates approved by special candidacy commissions to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 20 January 2008 (next to be held in January 2013) election results: Cuba's Communist Party is the only legal party, and officially sanctioned candidates run unopposed
National anthem(s)
(National anthem)
[time series]
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 in front of 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
National holiday
[time series]
Triumph of the Revolution, 1 January (1959)
Political parties
(Political parties and leaders)
[time series]
Cuban Communist Party or PCC [Fidel CASTRO Ruz, first secretary]
Political parties
(Political pressure groups and leaders)
[time series]
Human Rights Watch; National Association of Small Farmers
Suffrage
[time series]
16 years of age; universal
Introduction
Background
[time series]
The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from the US in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He stepped down as president in February 2008 in favor of his younger brother Raul CASTRO. Cuba's Communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The country faced a severe economic downturn in 1990 following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies worth $4 billion to $6 billion annually. Cuba at times portrays the US embargo, in place since 1961, as the source if its difficulties. Illicit migration to the US - using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, air flights, or via the southwest border - is a continuing problem. The US Coast Guard intercepted 1,000 individuals attempting to cross the Straits of Florida in fiscal year 2011.
Military
Manpower available for military service
[time series]
males age 16-49: 2,998,201 females age 16-49: 2,919,107 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service
[time series]
males age 16-49: 2,446,131 females age 16-49: 2,375,590 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
[time series]
male: 72,823 female: 69,108 (2010 est.)
Military - note
[time series]
the collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the Cuban military of its major economic and logistic support and had a significant impact on the state of Cuban equipment; the army remains well trained and professional in nature; while the lack of replacement parts for its existing equipment has increasingly affected operational capabilities, Cuba remains able to offer considerable resistance to any regional power (2010)
Military and security forces
(Military branches)
[time series]
Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario, ER, includes Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT)); Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR, includes Marine Corps); Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Forces (DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo, EJT) (2011)
Military expenditures
[time series]
3.8% of GDP (2006 est.) country comparison to the world: 30
Military service age and obligation
[time series]
17-28 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation; both sexes subject to military service (2006)
People and Society
Age structure
[time series]
0-14 years: 17.3% (male 984,607/female 931,167) 15-64 years: 71.1% (male 3,947,047/female 3,932,128) 65 years and over: 11.7% (male 583,757/female 708,624) (2011 est.)
Birth rate
[time series]
9.99 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 192
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
[time series]
3.9% (2000) country comparison to the world: 95
Death rate
[time series]
7.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 117
Drinking water source
[time series]
improved: urban: 96% of population rural: 89% of population total: 94% of population unimproved: urban: 4% of population rural: 11% of population total: 6% of population (2008)
Education expenditure
(Education expenditures)
[time series]
13.6% of GDP (2008) country comparison to the world: 2
Ethnic groups
[time series]
white 65.1%, mulatto and mestizo 24.8%, black 10.1% (2002 census)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
[time series]
0.1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 120
HIV/AIDS - deaths
[time series]
fewer than 100 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 142
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
[time series]
7,100 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 111
Health expenditure
(Health expenditures)
[time series]
11.8% of GDP (2009) country comparison to the world: 13
Hospital bed density
[time series]
5.9 beds/1,000 population (2009) country comparison to the world: 26
Infant mortality rate
[time series]
total: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 184 male: 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Languages
[time series]
Spanish (official)
Life expectancy at birth
[time series]
total population: 77.7 years country comparison to the world: 57 male: 75.46 years female: 80.08 years (2011 est.)
Literacy
[time series]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.8% male: 99.8% female: 99.8% (2002 census)
Major urban areas - population
(Major cities - population)
[time series]
HAVANA (capital) 2.14 million (2009)
Major infectious diseases
[time series]
degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: dengue fever (2009)
Maternal mortality ratio
(Maternal mortality rate)
[time series]
53 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) country comparison to the world: 96
Median age
[time series]
total: 38.4 years male: 37.6 years female: 39.2 years (2011 est.)
Nationality
[time series]
noun: Cuban(s) adjective: Cuban
Net migration rate
[time series]
-3.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 184
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
[time series]
11.8% (2002) country comparison to the world: 50
People - note
[time series]
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 over-land via the southwest border
Physician density
(Physicians density)
[time series]
6.399 physicians/1,000 population (2007) country comparison to the world: 2
Population
[time series]
11,087,330 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 74
Population growth rate
[time series]
-0.104% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 205
Religions
[time series]
nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria note: prior to CASTRO assuming power
Sanitation facility access
[time series]
improved: urban: 94% of population rural: 81% of population total: 91% of population unimproved: urban: 6% of population rural: 19% of population total: 9% of population (2008)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
[time series]
total: 18 years male: 16 years female: 19 years (2009)
Sex ratio
[time series]
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate
[time series]
1.44 children born/woman (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 192
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
(Unemployment, youth ages 15-24)
[time series]
total: 3.1% country comparison to the world: 127 male: 2.8% female: 3.5% (2008)
Urbanization
[time series]
urban population: 75% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international
[time series]
US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the facility can terminate the lease
Illicit drugs
[time series]
territorial waters and air space serve as transshipment zone for US- and European-bound drugs; established the death penalty for certain drug-related crimes in 1999 (2008)
Trafficking in persons
[time series]
current situation: Cuba is a source country for adults and some children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; prostitution of children reportedly occurs in Cuba as prostitution is not criminalized for anyone above 16 years old; the scope of trafficking within Cuba is particularly difficult to gauge due to the closed nature of the government and sparse non-governmental or independent reporting tier rating: Tier 3 - Cuba does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government did not publicize information about government measures to address human trafficking through prosecution, protection, or prevention efforts during the reporting period (2011)
Transportation
Airports
[time series]
136 (2010) country comparison to the world: 42
Airports - with paved runways
[time series]
total: 65 over 3,047 m: 7 2,438 to 3,047 m: 9 1,524 to 2,437 m: 17 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 27 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways
[time series]
total: 71 914 to 1,523 m: 13 under 914 m: 58 (2010)
Merchant marine
[time series]
total: 5 country comparison to the world: 130 by type: cargo 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 2 registered in other countries: 6 (Cyprus 1, former Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 4) (2010)
Pipelines
[time series]
gas 41 km; oil 230 km (2010)
Ports
(Ports and terminals)
[time series]
Antilla, Cienfuegos, Guantanamo, Havana, Matanzas, Mariel, Nuevitas Bay, Santiago de Cuba, Tanamo
Railways
[time series]
total: 8,598 km country comparison to the world: 25 standard gauge: 8,322 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) narrow gauge: 276 km 1.000-m gauge note: 4,533 km of the track is used by sugar plantations; 4,257 km is standard gauge; 276 km is narrow gauge (2009)
Roadways
[time series]
total: 60,858 km country comparison to the world: 73 paved: 29,820 km (includes 638 km of expressway) unpaved: 31,038 km (2001)
Waterways
[time series]
240 km (almost all navigable inland waterways are near the mouths of rivers) (2010) country comparison to the world: 95