Guantanamo Bay Naval Station Fast Facts
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is the busiest naval station in the world. The base is named after former Soviet dictator Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union. As a Navy base, the base has been used for training and hosting exercises. The base is a major component of the U.S. Central Command, stationed in the Arabian Gulf.
Base Statistics
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base has a total of 27,570 square feet of open space. The land area of the base is 12.5 acres, with 5 acres of hard surface, and two acres of water. The base has 1,400 spaces for employees, including 1,350 spaces for civilian contractors. The number of contractors in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in 2013 were 11,600, including 8,300 foreign contractors. The population of the base in 2012 was 9,250 persons, including about 1,750 foreign contractors. The base covers an area of 8,959.72 acres, with 4,851.9 acres of water. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base contains 932,450 square feet of hard surface, 705,099 square feet of land, and 496,100 square feet of water. The base’s land area is larger than the city of Washington, D.C., and Washington, D.C. is located within the boundaries of the naval base. The population of the base in 2012 and 2013 is about 9,250 persons. The base has an area of 7,749.6 acres and 14 miles of coastline.
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is the largest employer in Cuba and in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base there are 3,400 civilian employees, including 2,000 civilian contractors. The civilian contractors are the largest group of labor in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The number of total civilian employees in 2013 was 2,000, including 2,000 civilian contractors. The number of foreign contractors in 2013 increased to approximately 10,200 contractors from about 8,100 contractors in 2011. The number of civilian employees in 2011 was 2,800, including 2,200 civilian contractors. The civilian contractors are the largest labor force in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The number of total civilian employees in 2012