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| Capital | Havana |
| Government | Communist state |
| Currency | Cuban peso (CUP), Cuban convertible peso (CUC) |
| Area | 110,860 km2 |
| Population | 11,382,820 (July 2006 est.) |
| Language | Spanish, Castilian |
| Religion | Nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to Castro assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, Muslims, and Santería are also represented |
| Electricity | 110V/60Hz or 220V/60Hz (North American, European, or Italian plug) |
| Calling Code | +53 |
| Internet TLD | .cu |
| Time Zone | UTC -5 |
Cuba is the largest Caribbean island, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. It lies 145 km (90 miles) south of Key West, Florida, between the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas, to the west of Haiti, and northwest of Jamaica.