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Republic of Cuba República de Cuba (Spanish) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Havana 23°8′N 82°23′W / 23.133°N 82.383°W |
| Official languages | Spanish |
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| Demonym(s) | Cuban |
| Government | Single-party Marxist-Leninist Socialist state |
| Miguel Díaz-Canel | |
• Premier | Manuel Marrero Cruz |
• Vice President | Salvador Valdés Mesa |
• President of the National Assembly | Esteban Lazo Hernández |
| Independence from Spain and the United States | |
• Declared | October 10, 1868 from Spain |
• Republic declared | May 20, 1902 from the United States |
| January 1, 1959 | |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (99th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2010 estimate | 11,241,894 (73rd) |
• 2002 census | 11,177,743 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (106th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $132.9 billion (63rd) |
• Per capita | $9,900 (86th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $57.49 billion (68tz) |
• Per capita | $5,100 (90th) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.776high · 51st |
| Currency | Cuban peso(CUP) Cuban convertible peso (CUC) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (CDT) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +53 |
| ISO 3166 code | CU |
| Internet TLD | .cu |
Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean Sea. The country is made up of the big island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud island (Isle of Youth), and many smaller islands. Havana is the capital city of Cuba. It is the largest city. The second largest city is Santiago de Cuba. In Spanish, the capital is called "La Habana". Cuba is near the United States, Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica and the Bahamas. People from Cuba are called Cubans (cubanos in Spanish). The official language is Spanish. Cuba is warm all year.
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