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  uba , the largest island of the Antilles archipelago, extends for 110 992 km ². It is located at the entrance of the Golf of Mexico. An advantageous geographical position that has, since the discovery of America , made the island the crossing point of many maritime routes. Its narrow and winding territory is always being cherished by the waves of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean which border the limits of its seaboard and warm its waters.
 The Cuban insular platform, 70 km², hosts more than 300 natural beaches, intimate refuges and coral reef barriers where beauty and quietness find home. The Cuban geography also harbors over 4000 adjacent keys that represent the dreams of all who practice submarines activities. For flora and fauna lovers, the island shelters a genuine and rich diversity, represented in 6 370 groups of higher plants with a high degree of endemicity, more than
 400 bird species and rarities that will amaze the most curious observer. There are also in the Cuban territory, prestigious natural and architectonical values that has been deserved the Patrimony of Humanity distinction given by UNESCO: Old Havana, Trinidad , San Pedro de la Roca del Morro fortress ( Santiago de Cuba ), The Valley of the Sugar Mills (Valle de los Ingenios), sites you can fail to visit.
The Cuban hotel networks offer tourists and travelers great possibilities of lodging comfortably anywhere in the national territory: hotels of 3, 4, 5 stars located in cities, resorts, valleys and mountains, all of them combined comfort, amusement and security.
Tropical nature, underwater attractions, colonial cities, comfortable hotel facilities, unlimited fun and a country fond of music and friendship are all the enchantments of an island that puts its secrets at the scope of travelers eager to discover them.
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Capital |
Havana City |
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| Population |
11,2 millions |
| Political and administrative division |
14 Provinces - 1 Special Municipality |
| Average air temperature |
25 C |
| Average relative humidity |
78 % |
| Language: |
Spanish |
| National flower: |
Mariposa |
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| National bird: |
Trogon |
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| National tree: |
Royal Palm tree |
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| Currency: |
Cuban peso |
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GET 2008