What Is Cuba?

The Republic of Cuba is a group of islands in the Greater Antilles.  Cuba, a Caribbean island under Communist rule, is the largest island.  It lies 90 miles south Key West, Florida.

President: Raul Castro

Population of the Republic of Cuba: 11,390,843  (2017 UN estimate)

Currencies: Cuban peso, Cuba convertible peso (CUC)

Official Language: Spanish

Area: 44,218  square miles (cf. US state of Virginia = 42,775 sq. miles)

Capital: Havana (La Habana)

Major Cities: Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Santa Clara, Guantanamo

Main Exports: sugar, tobacco, nickel, cigars, beverages, manganese, fish, textiles

Sources

• Webster’s New Geographical Dictionary. Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam, 1972. Print.
• Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary. Springfield, Mass: Merriam-Webster, 2007. Print.
• US Census Bureau
• Worldometers