Home

Military of Cuba

Military branches:Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (EJT) (2007)
Military service age and obligation:17-28 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation; both sexes subject to military service (2006)
Manpower available for military service:males age 17-49: 2,967,865
females age 17-49: 2,913,559 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:males age 17-49: 2,441,927
females age 17-49: 2,396,741 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:males age 18-49: 91,901
females age 18-49: 87,500 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:3.8% (2006 est.)
Military - note:Moscow, for decades the key military supporter and supplier of Cuba, cut off almost all military aid by 1993

Cuba Quickstats

  • Population: 11,394,043 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 110,860 sq km
  • Density: 102 /km² (97th)
  • GDP (total): $44.54 billion (2006)
  • GDP (per capita): $3,900 (not ranked)
  • Literacy: 99.8%

Languages of Cuba

Useful to know

  • Currency: Peso (CUP)
  • Dial code: +53

International Trade

External sites

More Resources

Cuba Internet

  • Usage: 150,000
  • Penetration: 1.3 %
  • Top Domain: .cu

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

Recent blog posts