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How many people live in Cuba?
Cuba is a Caribbean island nation with a population of about 10 million people, as the story highlights. This makes it one of the more populous islands in the region. Understanding its population size helps put the scale of the blackout into perspective; a nationwide grid collapse affects a significant portion of its entire citizenry.
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