Flag of Cuba

Cuba

Cuba is in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, in the Caribbean region. Its capital is Havana. It has a population of about 10.9 million and an area of 109,884 km². Its flag has 3 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is blue, at 48.7% of the total.

The flag of Cuba as a pie chart

  • Blue 48.7%
  • White 30.9%
  • Red 20.4%
Design
Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
Symbol
Has a star

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Cuba at a glance

Capital
Havana
Continent
North America, Central America and the Caribbean
Region
Caribbean
Official languages
Spanish
Currencies
Cuban convertible peso and Cuban peso
National day
January 1
Highest point
Pico Turquino (about 1,970 meters)
Anthem
“El Himno de Bayamo”
Area
109,884 km²104th smallest out of 208
Population
10.9 million87th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
Population density
99.5 people/km²96th most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
GDP
US$ 107.4 billion73rd highest GDP out of 200 · 2020 data
GDP per capita
US$ 9,60596th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2020 data
Life expectancy
78.3 years59th highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data

More facts

  • Became independent from Spain
  • Founding member of the UN (1945)

Neighboring countries

Cuba has no land borders with other countries.

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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.