Cuba

Republic of Cuba República de Cuba  (Spanish)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "¡Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!" (Spanish) "Homeland or Death, we shall overcome!"  • "¡Trabajadores del mundo, únanse!" "Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem: La Bayamesa Bayamo Song
Location of  Cuba  (green)
Capital and largest city	Havana 23°8′N 82°23′W / 23.133°N 82.383°W / 23.133; -82.383
Official languages	Spanish
Ethnic groups (2012)	64.1% white 26.6% mulatto or mestizo 9.3% black
Demonym	Cuban
Government	Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party state
• President	Raúl Castro
• Vice President	Miguel Díaz-Canel
• Prime Minister	Raúl Castro
•  President of the National Assembly	Esteban Lazo Hernández
Legislature	National Assembly of People's Power
Independence
• War of Independence	February 24, 1895
• Recognized (handed over from Spain to the United States)	December 10, 1898
• Republic declared (independence from United States)	May 20, 1902
• Cuban Revolution	July 26, 1953 – January 1, 1959
• Current constitution	February 24, 1976
Area
• Total	109,884 km2 (42,426 sq mi) (104th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2015 census	11,239,004 (79th)
• Density	102.3/km2 (265.0/sq mi) (104th)
GDP (PPP)	2013 estimate
• Total	US$ 234.624 billion (58th)
• Per capita	US$ 20,646 (58th)
GDP (nominal)	2014 estimate
• Total	US$ 82.775 billion (65th)
• Per capita	US$ 7,274 (86th)
Gini (2000)	38.0 medium
HDI (2014)	0.769 high · 67th
Currency	Peso (CUP) Convertible pesoa (CUC)
Time zone	CST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−4)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+53
ISO 3166 code	CU
Internet TLD	.cu
Website www.cubagob.gov.cu
From 1993 to 2004, the United States dollar was used alongside the peso until the dollar was replaced by the convertible peso.

Coordinates: 22°00′N 80°00′W / 22.000°N 80.000°W / 22.000; -80.000

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba (Spanish:  República de Cuba ), is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean meet. It is south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti, and north of Jamaica. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, with an area of 109,884 square kilometres (42,426 sq mi), and the second-most populous after Hispaniola, with over 11 million inhabitants.