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Introduction - Cuba: | Location - Cuba: | Location | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida | | Geographic coordinates | 21 30 N, 80 00 W | | Map references | Central America and the Caribbean | | Area | total: 110,860 sq km
land: 110,860 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than Pennsylvania | | Land boundaries | total: 29 km
border countries: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km
note: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba | | Coastline | 3,735 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | Climate | tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October) | | Terrain | mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Pico Turquino 2,005 m | | Natural resources | cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land | | Land use | arable land: 27.63%
permanent crops: 6.54%
other: 65.83% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 8,700 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common | | Environment current issues | air and water pollution; biodiversity loss; deforestation | | Environment international agreements | party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation | | Geography note | largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |