Geography of Cuba

Nickname: La Isla Grande

White ethnic groups: 65.5%, mulatto/mestizo: 24.86%, Black: 10.08%, Chinese: 1%
The territory of Cuba is an archipelago consisting of the largest Antillean island called Cuba, the Isle of Pines, and 4195 cays, islets and islands. It is located in the Sea of the Antilles and Caribbean, near the coasts of the United States and Mexico. The area of Cuba is 110,922 square kilometers.

Cuba is an island that is located in the Caribbean Sea. It has a total area of 110,860 square kilometers.  It has 3735 kilometers of coastline and 29 kilometers of borders – including Guantanamo Bay, where the naval base for the U.S. Navy is.

Cuba is to the west of the North Atlantic, east of the Gulf of Mexico, south of the Straits of Florida, northeast of the Windward Passage and northeast of the Yucatan Channel. The island of Cuba represents most of the state of cubano.  The island measures 1199km in length and 200 width at its widest and 35km at its most least.  The largest island of the Cuban state, outside the Isla de la Juventud southwest, it has an area of 3056 km2.

Cuba’s climate is tropical and moderated by trade winds.  The dry season is November to April and the rainy season is May to October). The east coast is prone to the ravages of hurricanes from August to October.  In general, this country suffers a hurricane approximately every year and droughts are frequent.

It is mostly flat, with mountains in the southeast and center. Its main elevations are:
Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0m (Trench)
Highest point: Pico Turquino 2005m
With regard to land use, calculated for 2001:
Arable land: 33.05%
Permanent plantations: 7.6%
Permanent pastures: 27%
Other: 59.35%
There is 870 square km (1998 est.) of irrigated land.