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five equal horizontal bands of blue (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bears a white five-pointed star in the center
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Official country name
Republic of Cuba
Short name
Cuba
Local names
Republica de Cuba (long)
Cuba (short)
Cuba (short)
Nationality
Cuban(s) (noun) Cuba (adjective)
Languages spoken
Spanish
Capital
Havana
Government type
Communist state
the government is currently operating under a power-sharing agreement mandated by international mediators
Population
11,423,952 ranked 74, (data 2008)
Geography
largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles. The lowest point is Caribbean Sea 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 3,735 km.
Land borders
29km, US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km.
Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba.
Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba.
Administrative divisions
14 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 special municipality* (municipio especial); Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara
Independence
20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a day of independence