Cuba: Transnational Issues
| Transnational Issues | Cuba |
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Disputes - international:
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US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease |
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Illicit drugs:
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territorial waters and air space serve as transshipment zone for cocaine and heroin bound for the US and Europe; established the death penalty for certain drug-related crimes in 1999 |