what kind of currency does cuba use?
Cuban peso
entailment
 The Euro has been used as a trading currency in Cuba since 1998 , and Syria since 2006 . There are also various currencies pegged to the euro ( see below ) . In 2009 , Zimbabwe abandoned its local currency and used major currencies instead , including the euro and the United States dollar . 

neutral
 According to the data that member countries represented to the United Nations , Cuba was the only nation in the world in 2006 that met the World Wide Fund for Nature 's definition of sustainable development , with an ecological footprint of less than 1 @.@ 8 hectares per capita , 1 @.@ 5 , and a Human Development Index of over 0 @.@ 8 , 0 @.@ 855 . 

neutral
 According to the data that member countries represented to the United Nations , Cuba was the only nation in the world in 2006 that met the World Wide Fund for Nature 's definition of sustainable development , with an ecological footprint of less than 1 @.@ 8 hectares per capita , 1 @.@ 5 , and a Human Development Index of over 0 @.@ 8 , 0 @.@ 855 . 

contradiction
 Cuba 's economy grew in 1974 as a result of high international sugar prices and new credits with Argentina , Canada , and parts of Western Europe . A number of Latin American states called for Cuba 's re @-@ admittance into the Organization of American States ( OAS ) , with the U.S. finally conceding in 1975 on Henry Kissinger 's advice . Cuba 's government underwent a restructuring along Soviet lines , claiming that this would further democratization and decentralize power away from Castro . Officially announcing Cuba 's identity as a socialist state , the first National Congress of the Cuban Communist Party was held , and a new constitution adopted that abolished the position of President and Prime Minister . Castro remained the dominant figure in governance , taking the presidency of the newly created Council of State and Council of Ministers , making him both head of state and head of government . 

neutral
 Cuba and Venezuela were the founding members of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas ( ALBA ) . ALBA sought to redistribute wealth evenly throughout member countries , to protect the region 's agriculture , and to oppose economic liberalization and privatization . ALBA 's origins lay in a December 2004 agreement signed between the two countries , and was formalized through a People 's Trade Agreement also signed by Evo Morales ' Bolivia in April 2006 . Castro had also been calling for greater Caribbean integration since the late 1990s , saying that only strengthened cooperation between Caribbean countries would prevent their domination by rich nations in a global economy . Cuba has opened four additional embassies in the Caribbean Community including : Antigua and Barbuda , Dominica , Suriname , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . This development makes Cuba the only country to have embassies in all independent countries of the Caribbean Community . 
