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Cuba
Cuba is officially known as the Republic of Cuba, and it is located in the waters of the Caribbean Sea in the northern side of it, specifically at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico. It is on a longitude of 79.30 degrees west of the Greenwich Line, and on a latitude of 22.00 degrees north of the equator, bordered by the United States and the Bahamas. Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, and Mexico, with an area of 109,886 km2, and length of 1,199 km.
The capital of the island of Cuba is the city of Havana, and the system of government is a socialist republican one-party system, and its national emblem is either our home or our death, and its official language is the Spanish language, and its official currency is the Cuban peso and it is symbolized by CUC, and belongs to both the United Nations and the Alliance of Small Island States , The Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, the World Trade Organization, the Group of African and Caribbean States and the Pacific Alliance of the Peoples of America.
The Islands of Cuba
Cayo Coco Island
It is located within the province of de Avila Ciego and is part of the Jardines del Rey islands. It is located on the longitude 78.5114 degrees west of the Greenwich Line, and on a latitude of 22.5147 degrees north of the equator.
Juventud Island
It is also called the island of youth, and it is located in the southern side of Cuba, specifically in the waters of the Gulf of Batabanoh. It is located on the longitude 82.51 degrees west of the Greenwich Line, and on a latitude 21.45 degrees north of the equator, and it occupies the second position among the islands of Cuba in terms of area, as It has an area of 2,237 km 2, and its capital is the city of Nueva Girona.
The economy of the island depends on the pine forest sector, which is an essential source in the wood industry, the marble extraction sector, and the agricultural sector such as citrus and vegetable cultivation, and the fishing sector. The island is characterized by a mild climate, and contains tourist resorts, and its black sand formed due to volcanic activity.
Other islands
- Cayo Fragoso Island: Flica is located on a longitude of 79.53 degrees west of the Greenwich Line, and on a latitude of 22.73 degrees north of the equator, and its area is 101 km2.
- Cayo Guajapa: Flica is located on a longitude of 77.5244 degrees west of the Greenwich line, and on a latitude of 21.8467 degrees north of the equator.
- Cayo Sabinal Island: Flica is located on a longitude of 77.3 degrees west of the Greenwich line, and on a latitude of 21.67 degrees north of the equator.
- Cayo Romeno Island: Flica is located on a longitude of 77.83 degrees west of the Greenwich Line, and on a latitude of 22.07 degrees north of the equator, and its area is 777 km2.
- Colorado Archipelago: Geographically located on the northwest coast of Cuba, it consists of a series of small and large islands.
