🇨🇺 Cuba - Country

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Cuba
Republic of Cuba
Name Origin
Cubanacán
Possibly Derived from Taíno Indigenous Origins
Symbols
🌴 Royal Palm · Tocororo · Cuban Crocodile
Codes
CU · CUB
ISO 3166-1 · IOC Country Code
TLD
.cu
Internet Country Code Top-Level Domain
Telephone Code
+53
International Calling Code
Currency
CUP · National Currency of Cuba
Official Language
Cuban Spanish Predominates Nationwide
Religion
Christianity
Roman Catholicism & Afro-Cuban Traditions
Capital
Largest City
Government
Marxist–Leninist One-Party Socialist State
Region
Caribbean · Greater Antilles · Caribbean Sea
15 Provinces
Plus Special Municipality of Isla de la Juventud
Time Zone
Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5)
President Miguel Díaz-Canel
President
Miguel Díaz-Canel
President & First Secretary of the Communist Party · Since 2018/2021
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz
Prime Minister
Manuel Marrero Cruz
Since December 21, 2019 · Head of Government
Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa
Vice President
Salvador Valdés Mesa
Vice President of Cuba · Since April 19, 2018
Area
42,426 sq mi
109,884 km² · #104 of 197 Countries by Area
Population
11,000,000
#85 of 197 Countries by Population
Population Density
259/sq mi
100/km² · #101 of 197 Countries by Density
Demonym
Cuban
Indigenous Peoples
Taíno & Ciboney
Cuba Was Originally Inhabited by Indigenous Caribbean Peoples
Cuban Revolution
January 1, 1959
Fidel Castro's Revolution Overthrew the Batista Government
Independence
May 20, 1902
Cuba Became Independent Following United States Occupation After Spanish Rule
Cuba Location
21.5218° N, 77.7812° W
Caribbean Sea · Greater Antilles · Gulf of Mexico
North America Globe
Continent
Caribbean Region
Havana, Cuba WEATHER
Provinces
Special Municipality

Cuba is the largest island country in the Caribbean, characterized by tropical forests, fertile plains, limestone hills, and long coastlines surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

📍 Cuba is an island country located in the Caribbean Sea, positioned at the crossroads of the northern Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean. It lies south of United States (Florida), east of Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula), northwest of Jamaica, and west of Haiti and Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola.
As an island nation, Cuba has no land borders and is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, with nearby connections to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Its terrain includes rolling plains, mountain ranges such as the Sierra Maestra in the southeast, and fertile valleys that support agriculture. Cuba’s strategic location has historically made it a key center for trade, naval activity, and cultural exchange in the Caribbean region.
Capital
Havana, La Habana
(La Habana, La Habana)
👥 ~2,100,000
Largest Cities
Havana, La Habana
(La Habana, La Habana)
👥~2,100,000
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba
(Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba)
👥~500,000
Camagüey, Camagüey
(Camagüey, Camagüey)
👥~320,000
Holguín, Holguín
(Holguín, Holguín)
👥~300,000
Santa Clara, Villa Clara
(Santa Clara, Villa Clara)
👥~250,000
Guantánamo, Guantánamo
(Guantánamo, Guantánamo)
👥~220,000
Bayamo, Granma
(Bayamo, Granma)
👥~200,000
Las Tunas, Las Tunas
(Las Tunas, Las Tunas)
👥~180,000
Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos
(Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos)
👥~170,000
Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río
(Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río)
👥~150,000
Matanzas, Matanzas
(Matanzas, Matanzas)
👥~150,000
Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus
(Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus)
👥~140,000
Ciego de Ávila, Ciego de Ávila
(Ciego de Ávila, Ciego de Ávila)
👥~140,000
Manzanillo, Granma
(Manzanillo, Granma)
👥~130,000
Moa, Holguín
(Moa, Holguín)
👥~120,000
Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba
(Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba)
👥~120,000
Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba
(Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba)
👥~110,000
Morón, Ciego de Ávila
(Morón, Ciego de Ávila)
👥~100,000
Nuevitas, Camagüey
(Nuevitas, Camagüey)
👥~95,000
Colombia, Las Tunas
(Colombia, Las Tunas)
👥~90,000
Cárdenas, Matanzas
(Cárdenas, Matanzas)
👥~90,000
Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara
(Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara)
👥~85,000
Guanajay, Artemisa
(Guanajay, Artemisa)
👥~80,000
Jovellanos, Matanzas
(Jovellanos, Matanzas)
👥~75,000
San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque
(San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque)
👥~70,000
Road System (Transportation Infrastructure)
Drives On: Right
Cuba follows right-hand traffic regulations.
Electrical System (Power Plug Types)
Primary Plug Types: Type A, Type B & Type C
Cuba commonly uses Type A, Type B, and Type C electrical outlets.

What is the Internet TLD for Cuba?

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.

Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.

Examples:

.us = United States .fr = France .jp = Japan

Cuba uses:

.cu

What is the ISO Code for Cuba?

ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). These codes are used globally in databases, aviation systems, banking, shipping, and international data systems to uniquely identify countries and territories.

ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as US, FR, or JP. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.

Only ISO 3166-1 codes support flag emojis. Flag emojis are created by combining two Unicode regional indicator letters that match the country's ISO two-letter code.

Cuba is assigned the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code:

CU

Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.
ISO-2 Code: CU
ISO-3 Code: CUB
ISO Numeric Code: 192
CU Cuba Flag Cuba (ISO 3166-1)
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Unicode Flag Code: U+1F1E8 U+1F1FA
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Cuba Flag
🇨🇺 "La Bayamesa" – (Spanish) / "The Bayamo Song"
• Lyrics written by Perucho Figueredo
• Music composed by Perucho Figueredo
• First performed in 1868 during the Cuban War of Independence
• Officially adopted as Cuba’s national anthem in 1902
Cuba Flag Map

Official Motto:

"Patria o Muerte, Venceremos"

(Translated from Spanish: "Homeland or Death, We Shall Overcome!")

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