Cuba
Cuba in Light Green TAG = CUB | |
Capital | Havana |
Ruling Party | Organización Revolucionaria Integrada |
Head of State | President Fidel Castro |
Sphere | No Sphere |
Foreign Alignment | OFN Partner |
The Republic of Cuba, simply known as Cuba, is an island country located in the Caribbean comprising of the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, and thousands of other, smaller islands and cays. Located in the northern part of the Caribbean, Cuba shares a northern border with the United States, Haiti to the Southeast, the West Indies Federation to its South, and Mexico to the West, the main island being located particularly close to the Yucatan Peninsula.
Cuba initially was relegated to tribes until the Spanish Empire colonized Cuba and the Caribbean as a whole. Cuba remained a colony of Spain until the Spanish-American War in 1898 and subsequently gained independence in 1902. The 1940 Constitution was aimed to better organize the country, however rising political unrest piled up into the Cuban 1952 Coup D'etat led by General Batista, establishing a military dictatorship in the country that would last until 1959 when the Cuban Revolution ousted Batista, replacing him with Fidel Castro, a Marxist-Leninist who turned Cuba from a Capitalist Society into a Communist one.
It is a partner of the Organization of Free Nations (OFN) and plays a prominent role in Caribbean politics, being largely involved during the Puerto Plata landings.
History[edit | edit source]
National Spirits[edit | edit source]
Cuba starts with the following National Spirits
Name | In Game Description | Effects |
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The Cuban Revolution | To many, January 1st, 1959 was the end of the Cuban Revolution. Batista had been exiled, his regime toppled and his government scattered to the winds. To us, that January 1st was not an ending, but a beginning.
Since that day, Cuba has been in a period of ongoing change, a permanent revolution, one where the myopic traditions holding her back have been swept aside in the name of national progress. Politically, socially, economically, nothing has been spared the hand of change, and yet, as the Revolution continues, the people rejoice. The Revolution enjoys great success and popularity at home. and even draws the interest of actors abroad. Our people are proud of the Revolution, and support its every tenet. |
Political Power Gain: +10%
War Support: +5.00% |
Reform Frenzy | Since the beginnings of the Revolution, Cubba has found herself in a state of constant flux. Nearly every month some new sweeping change is announced. Be it changes to land reform, healthcare, welfare, or education, the Cuba of ten years ago is hardly recognizable compared to the Cuba of today.
To many, these changes are a good thing; many of Cuba's immediate needs post Revolution have been addressed, and the life of the average Cuban is much better today than it was but a mere decade ago. A select few, however, worry that these changes are too much, too quickly, are fear that as the old Cuba unravels, she may find herself flying a bit too close to the sun. |
Daily Political Power Gain: +0.30
Monthly Population: +10.0% Stability: -5.00% Needed Consumer Goods: +10.00% |
Uncertain Direction | In the days following the Revolution, the myriad factions that banded together to overthrow the Batista regime have continued their one-time alliance. Forming the Integrated Revolutionary Organizations, or the ORI, these disparate factions have little more in common than a desire to see Cuba changed, and most desire to see El Comandante at her head.
This has led to an extremely dysfunctional political scene, and as the various factions that make up the ORI continue to pull the organization in opposite directions, the future of Cuba becomes more and more uncertain. Castro increasingly finds himself the only man in Cuba who can direct the ORI, and he must pick this direction soon, unless he should see his grand dream driven to ruin from infighting and division. |
Recruitable Population Factor: -10%
Weekly Stability: -0.20% Daily Paternalism Support: -0.01 |
The Question of Democracy | Despite the extreme popularity of Castro, many in the ORI have begun to speak in hushed whispers of his more authoritarian tendencies. They speak of how comfortable he has become with his power, and question if he is to ever abandon it.
As time goes on, the idea of an end to Castro's governance seems like an increasingly distant possibility. With dissidents openly calling for elections in the streets, and Castro's ambiguous statements on the matter, the age-old question of the democracy that Jose Marti dreamed of has begun taking hold in the ORI's leadership. It is a question that must be addressed, and soon. |
Daily Political Power Gain: -0.05
Stability: -10.00% |