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Transnational_issues of Cuba

Disputes - international:US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease
Trafficking in persons:current situation: Cuba is a source country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced child labor; Cuba is a major destination for sex tourism, which largely caters to European, Canadian, and Latin American tourists and involves large numbers of minors; there are reports that Cuban women have been trafficked to Mexico for sexual exploitation; forced labor victims also include children coerced into working in commercial agriculture
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
Illicit drugs: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

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%

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

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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%

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