Cuba

Summary

Cuba is an island^[1]. Cuba has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Cuba is located in Cuba^[3].
• Cuba is in the country of Cuba^[4].
• Cuba is on the body of water Gulf of Mexico^[5].
• Cuba is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[6].
• Cuba is on the continent of North America^[7].
• Cuba's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Cuba is part of Greater Antilles^[9].
• Cuba is part of Caribbean^[10].
• Cuba's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[11].
• Cuba's highest point is recorded as Pico Turquino^[12].
• Cuba's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22, 'lon': -79}^[13].
• Cuba has a population of {'amount': '+11149989'}^[14].
• Cuba's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[15].
• Cuba's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[16].
• Cuba's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Cuba's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Cuba's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[19].
• Cuba's different from is recorded as Cuba^[20].
• Cuba's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1250'}^[21].
• Cuba covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+105806'}^[22].

Body

Geography

Cuba is in the country of Cuba^[4]. Cuba is located in Cuba^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Gulf of Mexico^[5], a gulf^[23], in Mexico^[24] and Caribbean Sea^[6], a sea^[25], in Mexico^[26]. Cuba is on the continent of North America^[7]. Part of include Greater Antilles^[9], an island group^[27] and Caribbean^[10], a transcontinental region^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Cuba covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+105806'}^[22]. Cuba's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1250'}^[21]. Cuba has a population of {'amount': '+11149989'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Cuba's instance of is recorded as island^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cuba include Cuba Cola^[29], founded in 1953^[30] and cubanite^[31], a mineral species^[32].

Why It Matters

Cuba has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Cuba is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Cuba include Cuba Cola^[29], founded in 1953^[30] and cubanite^[31], a mineral species^[32].