Industrial production growth rate: 6% (1995 est.)
Electricity-capacity: 3.988 million kW (1995)
Electricity-production: 10.105 billion kWh (1995)
Electricity-consumption per capita: 924 kWh (1995)
Agriculture-products: sugarcane, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes and other tubers, beans; livestock
Exports: total value: $1.9 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.) commodities: sugar, nickel, tobacco, shellfish, medical products, citrus, coffee partners: Russia 18%, Netherlands 14% Canada 13% (1997 est.)
Imports: total value: $3.2 billion (c.i.f., 1997 est.) commodities: petroleum, food, machinery, chemicals partners: Spain 14%, Russia 12%, Mexico 9% (1997 est.)
Debt-external: $10.5 billion (convertible currency, 1996); another $20 billion owed to Russia (1996)
Economic aid: recipient: ODA, $46 million (1997 est.)
Currency: 1 Cuban peso (Cu$) = 100 centavos