Cuba

From Gothpoodle

• Population: 9.5 million
• Aspects: Stable, Third Wave

Following the final collapse of the Castro regime in the early 2010s, Cuba underwent a period of political instability. The eventual result was a right-wing government, supported by the United States and composed primarily of former exiles returning from there. Although the new regime was able to foster rapid economic growth, it proved corrupt and occasionally brutal.

During the 2020s and 2030s, Cuba was a place where almost any underground commodity could be found – “black” biotech, designer drugs, illegal migrants, military hardware, traditional narcotics, and so on. These so-called “wild years” made Cuba notorious as a center for organized crime. In 2042, however, a new government took power and proved effective in stamping out much of the local underworld. Although organized criminal activity remains even today, the syndicates are careful to keep violence and corruption within bounds.

Since the end of the wild years, Cuba has enjoyed political stability and steady economic growth. Cuba helped to establish the Caribbean Union in 2076, and it continues to stand for the independence of small Caribbean states in a world dominated by more powerful nations.