Cuba

Population: 11,184,023 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: Spanish

Background: Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule has held the country together since. Cuba's communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. The country is...

Currency: Cuban peso (CUP, No information)

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.