Cuba Geography

Country Name: Republica de Cuba

Capital City: Havana

Population: 11,394,043 (2007)

Population Growth: 0.273% (2007)

Currency: Cuban peso (CUP) and Convertible peso (CUC)

Languages: Spanish

Area: 110,860 sq km

Inflation Rate: 5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 1.9% (2006)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF CUBA

Location:

Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida

Geographic Co-ordinates:

21 30 N, 80 00 W

Area - total:

110,860 sq km

Area - total:

110,860 sq km

Area - land:

110,860 sq km

Area - water:

0 sq km

Land Boundaries:

29 km

Border Countries:

US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km

Terrain:

mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast

Elevation - highest point:

Pico Turquino 2,005 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Caribbean Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land

Arable Land:

27.63%

Permanent Crops:

6.54%

Other Land Use:

65.83% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common