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Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Cuba is the largest country in the Caribbean by area and the third-largest by population, after Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Culturally, Cuba is considered to be part of Latin America. Its capital and largest city is Havana. Cuba was inhabited as early as the 4th millennium BC, with the Guanahatabey and Taíno peoples present at the time of Spanish colonization in the 15th century. Cuba's population descends primarily from three groups: pre-Columbian indigenous peoples, chiefly the Taíno and Ciboney, Spanish settlers and…

Safety

Cuba

FCDO travel advice for Cuba. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Cuba

Capital: Havana
Language: Spanish
Currency: Cuban peso
Time zone: Q5390
Calling code: +53
Internet domain: .cu
Driving side: right
Plug type: NEMA 1-15
Voltage: 110

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Cuba

Triunfo de la RevoluciónTriumph of the Revolution2026-01-01

Día de Victoria de las Fuerzas ArmadasVictory of Fidel Castro2026-01-02

Good FridayGood Friday2026-04-03

Día de los trabajadoresLabour Day2026-05-01

Conmemoración del asalto a MoncadaDay before the Commemoration of the Assault of the Moncada garrison2026-07-25

Día de la Rebeldía NacionalCommemoration of the Assault of the Moncada garrison2026-07-26

Conmemoración del asalto a MoncadaDay after the Commemoration of the Assault of the Moncada garrison2026-07-27

Día de la IndependenciaIndependence Day2026-10-10

NavidadChristmas Day2026-12-25

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalHavana

Population11,338,138

CurrencyCUP

Languageses-CU,pap

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Cities

◎Havana2,163,824 residents ◎Santiago de Cuba555,865 residents ◎Camagüey347,562 residents ◎Holguín319,102 residents ◎Guantánamo272,801 residents ◎Santa Clara250,512 residents ◎Almendares240,000 residents ◎Diez de Octubre227,293 residents ◎Arroyo Naranjo210,053 residents ◎Mantilla206,918 residents ◎Las Tunas203,684 residents ◎Bayamo192,632 residents ◎Boyeros188,593 residents ◎Pinar del Río186,990 residents ◎Cienfuegos186,644 residents ◎Fontanar178,601 residents ◎Ciudad Camilo Cienfuegos178,041 residents ◎San Miguel del Padrón159,273 residents ◎Centro Habana158,151 residents ◎Balcón de la Lisa147,415 residents ◎Matanzas146,733 residents ◎Ciego de Ávila142,027 residents ◎Plaza de la Revolución139,135 residents ◎Marianao134,057 residents ◎Cerro132,351 residents ◎Manzanillo128,188 residents ◎Sancti Spíritus127,069 residents ◎Guanabacoa112,964 residents ◎Vedado108,369 residents ◎Palma Soriano102,826 residents ◎Alamar100,000 residents ◎Cárdenas98,515 residents ◎La Habana Vieja95,383 residents ◎Moa92,852 residents ◎Puerto Padre76,838 residents ◎Vedado del Cotorro74,650 residents ◎Contramaestre70,438 residents ◎Güira de Melena69,879 residents ◎Consolación del Sur69,857 residents ◎Güines68,935 residents ◎Artemisa68,073 residents ◎San Luis67,293 residents ◎Morón66,060 residents ◎Colón63,882 residents ◎Florida63,007 residents ◎Sagua la Grande62,073 residents ◎Trinidad60,206 residents ◎San Cristobal59,579 residents ◎Placetas55,408 residents ◎San José de las Lajas54,847 residents ◎Jagüey Grande54,363 residents ◎Nuevitas54,022 residents ◎Banes53,104 residents ◎Bartolomé Masó53,024 residents ◎Corralillo51,881 residents ◎Jesús Menéndez51,002 residents ◎Jobabo49,403 residents ◎Baracoa48,362 residents ◎Jovellanos47,164 residents ◎Bauta45,768 residents ◎Santo Domingo45,476 residents ◎Cabaiguán44,515 residents ◎Regla44,431 residents ◎San Germán43,892 residents ◎Ranchuelo43,695 residents ◎San Antonio de los Baños42,724 residents ◎Cacocum42,623 residents ◎Yaguajay42,218 residents ◎Manicaragua41,532 residents ◎Amancio41,523 residents ◎Jiguaní41,106 residents ◎Cifuentes40,142 residents ◎Guáimaro39,358 residents ◎Caibarién39,140 residents ◎Cumanayagua38,687 residents ◎Condado38,248 residents ◎Camajuaní35,515 residents ◎Santiago de las Vegas35,241 residents ◎Santa Cruz del Sur34,601 residents ◎Minas de Matahambre34,419 residents ◎Remedios34,108 residents ◎Madruga33,798 residents ◎Unión de Reyes33,646 residents ◎Vertientes29,704 residents ◎Ciro Redondo29,560 residents ◎Mariel28,987 residents ◎Yara28,944 residents ◎La Salud28,796 residents ◎Pilón28,752 residents ◎Maisí28,276 residents ◎Gibara27,603 residents ◎Naranjito27,209 residents ◎Viñales27,129 residents ◎Pedro Betancourt26,761 residents ◎Cueto26,527 residents ◎Encrucijada26,155 residents ◎Río Guayabal de Yateras25,753 residents ◎Los Palacios25,703 residents ◎Limonar25,421 residents ◎Guanajay25,258 residents

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Airports

Abel Santamaria International AirportSanta ClaraSNU Antonio Maceo International AirportSantiagoSCU Frank Pais International AirportHolguinHOG Ignacio Agramonte International AirportCamagueyCMW José Martí International AirportHavanaHAV Juan Gualberto Gomez International AirportMatanzasVRA Alberto Delgado AirportTrinidadTND Carlos Manuel de Cespedes AirportBayamoBYM Gustavo Rizo AirportBaracoaBCA Hermanos Ameijeiras AirportLas TunasVTU Jaime Gonzalez AirportCienfuegosCFG Jardines Del Rey AirportCayo CocoCCC