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Section sizes Section size for Cuba (53 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 25,379 25,379 746 746 Etymology 2,324 2,324 59 59 History 177 82,929 0 4,824 Pre-Columbian era 3,883 3,883 164 164 Spanish colonization and rule (1492–1898) 7,672 7,672 507 507 Independence movements 11,218 11,218 536 536 Republic (1902–1959) 70 18,644 0 1,238 First years (1902–1925) 6,238 6,238 394 394 Revolution of 1933–1940 2,150 2,150 128 128 Constitution of 1940 3,397 3,397 195 195 Batista regime 6,789 6,789 521 521 Revolutionary government (1959–present) 90 41,335 0 2,379 Consolidation and nationalization (1959–1970) 14,240 14,240 964 964 Foreign interventions (1971–1991) 7,926 7,926 589 589 Political readjustments (1991–present) 19,079 19,079 826 826 Geography 2,279 14,212 228 737 Climate 5,682 5,682 329 329 Biodiversity 6,251 6,251 180 180 Government and politics 14,389 52,706 545 1,957 Administrative divisions 1,293 1,293 67 67 Foreign relations 9,810 24,722 295 876 Embargo by the United States (1960–present) 14,912 14,912 581 581 Military 4,885 4,885 185 185 Law enforcement 1,649 1,649 54 54 Censorship 3,769 3,769 125 125 Identity politics 1,999 1,999 105 105 Economy 27,947 35,087 1,290 1,644 Resources 2,490 2,490 117 117 Tourism 4,606 4,606 237 237 Transport 44 44 0 0 Demographics 1,815 47,816 79 2,609 Largest cities 1,362 1,362 0 0 Ethnoracial groups 12,730 12,730 578 578 Migration 16 7,682 0 605 Immigration 1,605 1,605 102 102 Emigration 6,061 6,061 503 503 Languages 1,963 1,963 105 105 Religion 6,633 6,633 343 343 Education 3,975 3,975 232 232 Health 11,656 11,656 667 667 Culture 785 14,148 58 1,193 Architecture 2,758 2,758 335 335 Literature 1,394 1,394 149 149 Music 1,762 1,762 174 174 Dance 1,582 1,582 92 92 Media 2,989 2,989 135 135 Cuisine 1,101 1,101 149 149 Sports 1,777 1,777 101 101 See also 209 209 0 0 Notes 34 34 0 0 References 28 28 0 0 Bibliography 12,071 12,071 0 0 External links 1,376 1,376 0 0 Total 288,319 288,319 13,769 13,769

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I'd like to change "Cuba is located at the confluence" to "Cuba is located at the interface" .... as the bounding seas do not converge or come together as indicated by 'confluence'; i.e. the body of water as a unit is not in motion. The glass in your window does not separate converging air masses; it is at a boundary between the two, i.e. an interface. Thank you.

s/convergence/interface/ in approximately the first line of the article Mh3riley (talk) 11:06, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

 Not done: The article's second sentence says "convergence", not "confluence", and that wording seems fine to me. Currents are exchanged between the different seas (e.g. the Gulf Stream), so your window metaphor isn't really apt. Day Creature (talk) 17:58, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your consideration. How about something along the lines of "Cuba is adjacent to the NW by the Gulf of Mexico, to the NE by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the South by the Caribbean Sea"? or perhaps using 'border' variants rather than 'adjacency'? While streams do indeed converge, stable bodies do not, and gulfs, oceans, and seas as identities do not roam about or flow. Mh3riley (talk) 11:44, 26 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

 Not done: The seas do flow into each other, which was precisely the point of my Gulf Stream example. The existing wording is fine, and your proposed alternative isn't even grammatically correct. Day Creature (talk) 23:56, 28 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Seas do not flow into each other on an island. The Gulf Stream is irrelevant to this conversation, and appropriately not mentioned in the article. But you're right about one thing ... I was wrong in citing 'confluence' when the article does indeed state 'convergence'. How do you know that all those water bodies are not diverging? or mixing? or diffusing? I'm not challenging the grammar; I'm challenging the descriptive noun. I was hoping for a third opinion, but it's not important enough for me to pursue. Thanks again for your worthy contributions to the project. Mh3riley (talk) 01:25, 29 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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current: "Cuba is a founding member of the UN, ..." I find it quite peculiar that UN is not linked to the United Nations article, consistent with the several trailing organization links. I haven't spent the effort to become clever enough to discover the history of that particular line, or mention of it in the Talk. I did verify that Cuba was a signatory of the charter. Mh3riley (talk) 12:57, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

 Done Link added in 'Foreign Relations' section. LizardJr8 (talk) 17:54, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Total of population of Cuba: 9,436,440 people on December 31, 2025. Lepidux (talk) 14:21, 12 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

The official figure is 9,434,593 people. Lepidux (talk) 19:28, 17 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

I'm not sure if it is due weight to cite the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights in the lede of the article. The organization received over $503,103 from the US government in 2023, according to official US government sites. Doesn't this make it inherently biased, due to the embargo the US places on Cuba and the openly hostile stance of the government since 1960?

https://foreignassistance.gov/cd/cuba/2023/obligations/1

In addition, other sites regularly note that it is US-funded: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-892006

https://wncy.com/2026/04/03/cuba-begins-releasing-prisoners-under-scrutiny-of-rights-groups-u-s-govt/ HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 16:35, 9 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

I agree. The source is clearly biased 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 16:42, 9 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Shouldn't Cuba added with "Unitary Communist State" r rather than just "Communist State" like in Vietnam, China government infobox?(To be honest I don't know Wikipedia classified government system things on infobox) Whoisdis14 (talk) 03:56, 16 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Talk:Cuba/Archive_23#Government_infobox. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 03:58, 16 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

I understood a half Do you have something like a link or guide to wikipedia infobox government system? So Ill know Wikipedia style of Government Infobox naming, like this should be X or Y or smt? Whoisdis14 (talk) 13:13, 16 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

I dont think that there is a specific guide or policy on this. Just follow what WP:RSs say 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 13:28, 16 August 2026 (UTC)Reply