CU
Cuba
Republic of Cuba
Cuba sits in Caribbean and uses CUC - Cuban convertible peso ($), CUP - Cuban peso ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Havana
Population
9.7M
Area
109.9K km2
Population
9.7M
9,748,007 people
Area
109.9K km2
109,884 square kilometers
Density
89/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Havana
23.12, -82.35
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Cuba, officially listed here as Republic of Cuba, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Cuba, CU, CUB, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Cuba is grouped under Americas, more specifically Caribbean, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 9,748,007 people and a land area of 109,884 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 89 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 21.5, -80, while the capital coordinate reference is 23.12, -82.35. Cuba has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Havana (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, Camagüey and Santa Clara. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Cuba, capital of Cuba, and major urban areas in Cuba. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Communist state. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Cuba uses calling code +53, postal format CP #####, and time zone data listed as UTC-05:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists CUC - Cuban convertible peso ($) and CUP - Cuban peso ($), while language records include Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as C. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Cuba profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
CU / CUB
Top-level domains
.cu
Continents
North America
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
C
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Cuba is represented by the CU country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Havana
La Habana
2,492,618
primary
#2
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
506,037
admin
#3
Holguín
Holguín
350,191
admin
#4
Camagüey
Camagüey
321,992
admin
#5
Santa Clara
Villa Clara
247,436
admin
Governance
Government type
Communist state
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+53
Postal format
CP #####
Timezones
UTC-05:00
Languages
Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry