The **Socialist Republic of Cuba** is an [authoritarian
socialist](Authoritarian_Socialism "wikilink")
[state](List_of_States "wikilink") in the Caribbean, near the
[USA](United_States_of_America "wikilink"),
[Jamaica](Jamaica "wikilink"), [Haiti](Haiti "wikilink") and [The
Bahamas](The_Bahamas "wikilink").