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Facts About Cuba
Facts About Cuba
Cuba is located in the Caribbean. It is an island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 kilometers south of Key West, Florida.Language: Spanish
Currency: Cuba has 2 currencies. 1) The Cuban peso (CUP), sometimes called the "national peso"). 2) Convertible peso (CUC).
Population: 11,451,652 (July 2009 est.)
Land Size: 110,860 square kilometers
Capital: Habana
Borders: The only Cuba border is with the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay which is 29 kilometers long.
Industries:
They include sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, and pharmaceuticals. Agriculture: Include sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock
Land divisions:
Cuba has 14 provinces and 1 special municipality*; Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Villas, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, and Villa ClaraSanta Isabel de las Lajas Major Cities:
Havana Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Camaguey, Holguin, Guantanamo, Santa Clara, Bayamo, Pinar del Rio, Cienfuegos, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Sancti Spiritus, Manzanillo, Ciego de Avila, and Palma Soriano.Islands that belong to Cuba:
Canarreos Archipelago
Isla de la Juventud, Ernst Thälmann Island (formerly Cayo Blancos del Sur), Cayo Largo del Sur, and Cayo Ines de Soto Colorados Archipelago
Cayo Levisa, Cayo Punta Arenas, Cayo Buenavista, Cayo Santa Maria, and Cayo Esquivel Jardines del Rey
Cayo Guillermo, Cayo Coco, Cayo Romano, Cayo Guajaba, and Cayo. Sabinal, Cayo Saetia, and Jardines de la Reina
Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago
Cayo Cruz del Padre and Cayo Fragoso.
English
Caribbean Countries | Caribbean Map | Cuban Flag | Cuba Map
Espaņol
Paises del Caribe | Mapa del Caribe | Bandera de Cuba | Mapa de cuba
Sources
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/Cuba.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_in_the_Caribbean#Cuba
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