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Cuba Americas

CUBOfficially known as: Republic of Cuba

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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida.

The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the arrival of Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492, as the country was developed as a Spanish ...

Latitude: 21.5
Longitude: -80

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Latitude: 39.04372
Longitude: -77.48749
Home country: United States

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Distance to Cuba:
1,965.402 km

Terrain:

Mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast.

Natural Resources:

Cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land.

Industries:

Petroleum, nickel, cobalt, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, construction, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, sugar.

Population: 10,966,038

Large population clusters found throughout the country, the more significant ones being in the larger towns and cities, particularly the capital of Havana.

Area: 109,884 km²

slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

Largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles.

Code	Language
spa	Spanish

Spanish (official)

Code	Currency	Symbol
CUC	Cuban convertible peso	$
CUP	Cuban peso	$

Capital City: Havana

Local time: Thursday, December 11 at 10:38 am (GMT-05:00)

The flag of Cuba is composed of five equal horizontal bands of blue alternating with white and a red equilateral triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. The triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width of the field and bears a white five-pointed star at its center.