Editing Cuba

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'''Cuba''', properly named the '''Republic of Cuba''', is an island [[National government|nation]] on [[Earth]]<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 297 (2011 edition)</ref> located in the [[Caribbean Ocean]].{{Ref/Reuse|GoO23}}

==History==
===Early history===
At some point in the twenty-fourth century,{{Ref/Reuse|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/Reuse|ENC}}

===Covenant invasion===
{{Main|Battle of Havana}}
{{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.{{Ref/Reuse|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/Reuse|ENC}}

==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.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} It had white sands and tropical brush.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO23}}

==Economy and society==
The existence of the  Centennial Orbital Elevator in [[Havana]] made the country powerful and prosperous.{{Ref/Reuse|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/Reuse|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==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' {{C|holographic projection only}}

==Sources==
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