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| Head of State & Government |
Fidel Castro (since 1959) |
| Government Type |
Communist State |
| Political Parties & Leaders |
One party, Cuban Communist Party (or PCC) |
| Administrative Divisions |
14 provinces; Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara. 1 special municipality; Isla de la Juventud. |
| Independence |
20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902) |
| Armed Forces |
60,000 (1998), conscription mandatory for two years |
| Defence Spend |
(GDP) 5.3 (1998) |
| Education Spend |
(GNP) 6.7 (1997) |
| Health Spend |
(GDP) 6.3 (1997) |
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