Cuba

Official name: Republic of Cuba
Also known as: República de Cuba (Spanish)

Flag of Cuba
Capital of Cuba: Havana (La Habana)
Area of Cuba: 109,884 km² (42,426 mi²) (105th)
Population of Cuba: 10,979,783 (87th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida.
Languages of Cuba: Spanish (official)
Religions of Cuba: Christian 58.9%, No religion 23.2%, Folk religions 17.6%, other 0.3% (2020 est.)
Ethnic groups in Cuba: White 64.1%, Mulatto or Mixed 26.6%, Afro-Cuban 9.3% (2012 est.)
Currency: Cuban peso (CUP)
Calling code: (+53)
Organizations: United Nations

Border countries (1): US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 28.5 km
note: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba.
Coastline 5,746 km (3,570 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico

Administrative divisions of Cuba
Cuba Map

15 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 special municipality (municipio especial):
Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantánamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara.
Municipality: Camaguey.

Natural resources: cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, oil, petroleum, arable land.