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'''Cuba''', properly named the '''Republic of Cuba''', is an island [[National government|nation]] on [[Earth]]<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia | '''Cuba''', properly named the '''Republic of Cuba''', is an island [[National government|nation]] on [[Earth]]<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 297 (2011 edition)</ref> located in the [[Caribbean Ocean]].<ref name="GoO23"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
At some point in the twenty-fourth century, | At some point in the twenty-fourth century,<ref name="GoO23"/> the construction of the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]] in [[Havana]] elevated the country to a level of power and prosperity it had never seen before.<ref name="ENC"/> | ||
===Covenant invasion=== | ===Covenant invasion=== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Havana}} | {{Main|Battle of Havana}} | ||
{{Quote|Commands accepted and confirmed. All six FENRIS nukes show armed status.|[[Linda-058]].}} | {{Quote|Commands accepted and confirmed. All six FENRIS nukes show armed status.|[[Linda-058]].}} | ||
On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], in the midst of the [[Battle for Earth]], [[Havana]] was invaded by the [[Covenant]] and the Centenniel Orbital Elevator was occupied by [[Jiralhanae]]. The Covenant intended to use the tether to transport stolen [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s to ships in orbit. In response to the loss of contact with [[Centennial Orbital Elevator Control|COE control]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] deployed [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] and [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]] to retake the elevator and to repossess the nukes. | On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], in the midst of the [[Battle for Earth]], [[Havana]] was invaded by the [[Covenant]] and the Centenniel Orbital Elevator was occupied by [[Jiralhanae]]. The Covenant intended to use the tether to transport stolen [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s to ships in orbit. In response to the loss of contact with [[Centennial Orbital Elevator Control|COE control]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] deployed [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] and [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]] to retake the elevator and to repossess the nukes.<ref name="GoO23"/> After landing in the jungle near the elevator's warehouse complex, Blue Team destroyed a [[Scarab]] with a truck carrying explosive fuel. The [[Spartan]]s then proceeded to eliminate the Jiralhanae secured the nukes. The warheads were escorted by Blue Team to elevator's terminus, [[Station Wayward Rest]]. Some were safely diffused but six others were allowed to be retaken by the Covenant so that they could be remotely detonated once aboard a [[CPV-class heavy destroyer]]. The explosion obliterated the destroyer, but it also destroyed the orbital elevator, which crumpled and fell to Earth in pieces.<ref name="GoO24">''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Chapter 24, p. 214-220</ref> Cuba managed to survive the fighting to face an uncertain future, having lost its primary source of economic power.<ref name="ENC"/> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Cuba is a small island and it's relative proximity to Earth's equator made it ideal for the construction of a [[space elevator]] there. | Cuba is a small island and it's relative proximity to Earth's equator made it ideal for the construction of a [[space elevator]] there.<ref name="ENC"/> It had white sands and tropical brush.<ref name="GoO23"/> | ||
==Economy and society== | ==Economy and society== | ||
The existence of the Centennial Orbital Elevator in [[Havana]] made the country powerful and prosperous. | The existence of the Centennial Orbital Elevator in [[Havana]] made the country powerful and prosperous.<ref name="ENC"/> Despite the island's small size, it came to boast a brisk tourist trade with all other nations on the planet. Havana became a large center of industry. The elevator that dominated its horizons was termed by residents as "Tallo Negro del Maiz", which means "stalk of black corn".<ref name="GoO23"/> Even near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], [[nuclear weapon]]s were shipped to Cuba in order to convert them to use for peaceful purposes.<ref name="GoO23">''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Chapter 23, p. 203-213</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
