Cuba - Wikipedia
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both Florida and th… See more
Official languagesSpanishGovernmentUnitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republicLegislatureNational Assembly of People's PowerCurrencyCuban peso (CUP)
EtymologyHistorians believe the name Cuba comes from the Taíno language; however, "its exact derivation [is] unknown". The exact meaning of the name is unclear, but it may be translated either as 'where fertile land is abundant' (… See more
Cuba | Government, Flag, Capital, Population, & Language
- Cuba, country of the West Indies, the largest single island of the archipelago, and one of the mo…
The domain of the Arawakan-speaking Taino, who had displaced even earlier inhabitants, Cuba was claimed by Christopher Columbus for Spain in 1492. It became the Spanish empire’s most-important source of raw sugar in the 18th century and later earned the sobriquet “Pearl of the A… - On New Year’s Day, 1959, revolutionary forces led by Fidel Castro overthrew the government o…
Life in contemporary Cuba is thus challenging, given the limited access to food, transportation, electrical power, and other necessities. Even so, many Cubans show a fierce pride in their revolutionary society, the only one of its kind in Latin America. The protagonist of anthropologis…
- Cuba, country of the West Indies, the largest single island of the archipelago, and one of the mo…
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