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Country Name

Cuba

Country Code

CU - CUB

Country Calling Code

+53

Country Profile

Destination Cuba, a virtual guide to the largest Caribbean island. The country is situated in the western West Indies, between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, south of Florida and The Bahamas, north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Cuba shares maritime borders with The Bahamas, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and the United States. Cuba is one of the islands of the Greater Antilles archipelago, the others are Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Cayman Islands.

Capital Name

Habana

Languages

Spanish

Country Currency

Cuban Peso (CUP)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC -5h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

1.13 crores (2018)

Country Area

109,886 km². (42,427 sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Old Havana (Habana Vieja) Varadero Trinidad Guardalavaca Playa Paraíso, Cayo Largo del Sur Cayo Coco Parque Nacional Viñales (Valle de Viñales) Baracoa The Malecon, Havana Che Guevara Mausoleum, Santa Clara Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Castillo de San Pedro del Morro, Santiago de Cuba Peninsula de Zapata (Ciénaga de Zapata) Parque Historico Militar, Havana Plaza de la Revolucion (Jose Marti Memorial), Havana

News

Agencia Informativa Latinoamericana S.A. Cuban based press agency. Agencia Cubana de Noticias - ACN Cuban News Agency. Newspapers CubaSi.cu General country information and current news. Granma Diario Granma International Edition with news from Cuba. Radio Habana Cuba National news (not very up-to-date). CubaNet News US-Florida based site with "Cuba news from independent journalist on the Island" (in Spanish, French and English). TV/Radio Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba

Art Culture

Azurina The city of Cienfuegos' Culture Portal. Arts and Literature Fábrica de Arte Cubano Artistic project to promote the work of artists from Cuba. Arte cubano. Galerias cubanas A portal site of five cuban art galleries presenting Cuban artists. CubaLiteraria A portal to Cuban literature (in Spanish). Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Cuba's National Museum of Fine Arts.

Economy Business

Cámara de Comercio de la Republica de Cuba Official website of Cuba's Chamber of Commerce (in Spanish).

Transport

Airline Cubana Cubana de Aviación, Cubana Airlines serves national and international destinations in the Caribbean and the Americas.

Tourism

Discover Cuba: Pinar del Río, Havana, Varadero, Cayo Largo, Cienfuegos, Trinidad de Cuba, Jardínes del Rey, Santa Lucía de Cuba, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba. Find accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, cruising, diving, tours and much more. Oficina Nacional de Información Turística Travel and Tourism Cuba, the official Tourist guide to Cuba.

Education

Universidades y centros de investigación List of universities and research centers in Cuba by the Ministerio de Educación Superior. Biblioteca Nacional "José Martí" The National Library of Cuba. (Spanish) Academia de Ciencias de Cuba The Academy of Science of Cuba. Universidad de La Habana The University of Havana, founded in 1728, greatest and oldest university in the Caribbean.

Visa Process

NOTES FOR CUBA VISAS: Maximum Stay: 90 days United States passport holders may not obtain upon arrival

Additional Information

Climate: Tropical, moderated by trade winds; dry season (November-April); rainy season (May-October). Type: Communist state; current government assumed power by force January 1, 1959. Independence: 20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902). Natural resources: Nickel, cobalt, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber. Agriculture products: Sugar, tobacco, citrus and tropical fruits, coffee, rice, beans, meat, vegetables. Industries: Sugar, petroleum, tobacco, construction, nickel, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, pharmaceuticals.

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