Key facts about Cuba
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About Cuba

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  • Cuba is the largest island country situated in the north-western Caribbean at the meeting point of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. 
  • Capital of Cuba is Havana. 
    • Havana is largest city of Cuba, a major port and an important economic, commercial and industrial hub of Cuba. 
  • It has the third highest population in the Caribbean after Haiti and Dominian Republic. 
  • Neighbouring countries of Cuba are the United States, Bahamas, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. 
  • Cuba shares its maritime borders with the US, Haiti, Honduras, Bahamas, Jamaica and Mexico. 
  • Some of the prominent rivers of Cuba are Cauto, Toa, Yumuri and Guama. 
  • Important natural resources in Cuba include coal, nickel, iron ore, petroleum. 

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