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The Republic of Cuba (IPA: /ˈkjuːbə/, Spanish: Cuba (help·info) or República e Cuba (help·info) Spanish pronunciation: [reˈpuβlika ðe ˈkuβa]), consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles), Isla de la Juventud and several adjacent small islands. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Cuba is south of the eastern United States and The Bahamas, west of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti and east of Mexico. The Cayman Islands and Jamaica are to the south. The national flower is Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig, most often known as "flor de mariposa" (Butterfly Flower) and the national bird is "Tocororo" or Cuban Trogon from the family of Trogonidae.

Trivia about cuba

  • The Air Force's C-130 "Hurricane Hunters" are the only U.S. military aircraft allowed to enter this country's airspace
  • Established in 1903, the oldest U.S. military base in continuous use outside of the U.S. is in this country
  • Cigars from this island 90 miles south of Florida are treasured by some as the best in the world
  • You could go for one of this country's Habano cigars -- if it weren't for that dreary embargo
  • In a 1956 episode of "I Love Lucy", the Ricardos visited this country, Ricky's birthplace
  • In "Blessed By Thunder", Flor Fernandez Barrios describes growing up in this country during Castro's revolution
  • In 1980 if you were in the city of Mariel in this nation, you could have joined the "Freedom Flotilla" heading for Miami
  • This island nation is close in size to Pennsylvania & close in proximity to Florida
  • In 2009 the President spoke of "a new beginning" with this nearby island nation
  • The 21st century has seen this communist island nation turn from sugar to tourism & biotechnology
  • This country's University of Havana was authorized by the Pope in 1721 & founded 7 years later
  • On Feb. 14, 1962 the OAS formally excluded this Communist nation from participating in any of its activities
  • The 1851 Lopez Expedition, a disasterous attempt to free this island, was an early version of the Bay of Pigs
  • Control of this 42,000-square-mile island was a central concern of the Spanish-American War
  • The U.S. breaks off diplomatic relations with this Caribbean country
  • In 1998 Pope John Paul II concluded his visit to this country with a mass at the Plaza de la Revolucion
  • Feel like a swim? The gap between Florida & this island nation of 11 million is about 90 miles
  • In 1962 this country swapped 1,113 prisoners it captured in the Bay of Pigs invasion for $53 million in aid
  • The first commercial plane flights out of the U.S. were in 1920 between Key West & this nearby country
  • Polk offered Spain $100 million for this island 90 miles from Florida; Pierce offered $120 million
  • In a 1956 episode, the Ricardos visited this country, Ricky's homeland
  • In 1967, this Latin American country admfited aiding Venezuelan guerrillas in Venezuela
  • On Oct. 22, 1962 President Kennedy revealed that Russia had built missile bases in this country
  • In the 1970s, as many as 18,000 troops from this Caribbean country fought in Angola's civil war
  • The U.S. & this country agreed on the repatriation of some Mariel boatlift "excludables"
  • Hand-rolled Cohiba & Montecristo cigars originated in this country
  • Andy Garcia was born in this island country but fled to nearby Miami with his family when he was 5
  • Though Fidel remained head of the Communist party, his brother Raul took over as head of this country
  • Haiti,Cuba,Jamaica
  • Andy Garcia is a native of this country whose flag is seen here
  • Guantanamo & La Habana
  • In 1980 Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez' route out of this country was very different than Elian Gonzalez'
  • Country to which the U.S. began beaming Radio Marti in May 1985
  • In 1997 CNN became the first U.S. news organization since 1969 with a permanent bureau in this country
  • Set out like Hemingway on a fishing trip due south from Key West & you eventually reach this nation
  • Ponce De Leon was governor of Puerto Rico & Hernando De Soto was governor of this largest Caribbean island
  • This nation's area consists of about 44% of all the land area in the West Indies
  • Sugarcane is an important crop of this communist Caribbean island
  • Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, born in Camaguey on this island, gained fame in Spain as a romantic author
  • Tobacco used in its famous cigars is grown in the Vuelta Abajo region in the northwest
  • The naval base the U.S. got on this island came out of the Platt Amendment we forced into its 1901 constitution
  • The Spanish-American War led to this Caribbean country's independence
  • Pull out some pesos to buy some rum, Coke & lime to "Libre" yourself in this country the drink is named for
  • On January 3 the U.S. severed diplomatic relations with this nation
  • Che Guevara once served as president of the national bank of this country
  • This country's National Library, the Biblioteca Nacional Jose Marti, was financed by a tax on sugar
  • This largest West Indian country's Isle of Youth was formerly called the Isle of Pines
  • The 1901 Platt Amendment allowed the U.S. to intervene in this formerly Spanish, now Communist island
  • Habanera
  • In the Caribbean:Cienfuegos,Matanzas,Guantanamo
  • This country's highest peak, Pico Turquino, lies about 100 miles west of Guantanamo Bay
  • The Habanera
  • Shortness of breath ordering 2 boxes of Cohiba cigars, first made in this country
  • The U.S. blockade of this country was made public October 22, 1962
  • At the 2000 Olympics, 4 boxing golds went to fighters from this Caribbean island
  • The Gulf of Batabano separates the Isle of Pines from the rest of this island country
  • Granma Landing
  • "Refugees Row" this entire island "to Miami"
  • Freedom fighter Jose Marti
  • In 1989 Florida's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen became the 1st person born in this country elected to Congress
  • In 2003 this Caribbean island nation put 27 reporters in the slammer for furthering U.S. interests
  • What Teddy Roosevelt called the greatest day of his life was spent on San Juan Hill on this island
  • In 1997 Christmas was declared an official holiday in this Caribbean republic
  • Actor Andy Garcia
  • At about 43,000 square miles, it's the largest independent island nation in the western hemisphere
  • As Secretary of State under Polk, he tried to buy this island from Spain for $120 million dollars
  • It remains the only Communist country in the Americas
  • Nikita Khrushchev warned that the U.S.S.R. would use rockets to protect this country from U.S. intervention
  • Teofilo Stevenson of this country impressively won heavyweight gold in 1972, 1976 & 1980
  • The Windward Passage separates Haiti from this largest island in the West Indies
  • The largest & most westernmost island in the West Indies, it's the world's largest sugar exporter
  • In December 1962, this country agreed to let 1,113 POWs go in exchange for over $50 mil. in U.S. supplies
  • McClure's sent William Glackens to this island in 1898 to provide illustrations of the battles
  • Reinaldo Arenas left this country on the 1980 boatlift & published "Farewell to the Sea" in the U.S.
  • This country occupies the largest island in the West Indies
  • Though a neighbor, this Caribbean nation has had a rocky history with the United States
  • The USSR signed a trade agreement with this country in February to buy 5 million tons of sugar a year over 5 years
  • In exchange for more than 1,000 POWs, this country received about $50 million from the U.S. in December 1962
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  • In the 1970s this Caribbean country sent several thousand troops to fight in Angola's civil war
  • In 1901 the U.S. made this island a virtual protectorate
  • This country that's 750 miles long & averages 60 miles wide is the largest island in the Antilles Archipelago
  • Revolutionaries in New York plotting the overthrow of Spanish rule in this Caribbean country based its flag on the USA's
  • An entirely female unit, the Mariana Grajales Women's Platoon, helped win this country's 1956-58 socialist revolution
  • The Windward Passage separates Haiti from this large Caribbean island to the northeast
  • In 1983 Congress established Radio Marti to broadcast accurate news to this country
  • In September the Platt Amendment was invoked, allowing U.S. intervention in this Caribbean country
  • It's the largest country in the Caribbean & it's only about 90 miles south of Florida
  • Gloria Estefan
  • An art biennial in this country is held at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Habana Vieja
  • Narciso Lopez' La Estrella Solitaria, "The Lone Star" banner, is this island country's present flag
  • In 1868 Carlos de Cespedes, heading a 147-man army, proclaimed this island free of Spain--didn't work
  • Tomas Estrada Palma, a leader in this Caribbean island's indep. movement, became its first president in 1902
  • In 1959 Haydee Santamaria helped overthrow this country's gov't & subsequently set up the Communist regime
  • In 1981 exiles from this nation founded the organization whose symbol is seen here
  • It's where the mambo originated
  • In 2001 Russia announced that it was closing its eavesdropping station on this Western Hemisphere island
  • In 1970 this country moved carnival from before Lent to late July
  • In 1981 a federal judge ruled it illegal to indefinitely imprison refugees from this communist island
  • It's the country where you'll find the cities of Granma, Cienfuegos & Camaguey
  • Philip W. Bonsal, serving in 1959 & 1960, was the last U.S. ambassador to this country
  • Margarita Engle is the frirst Hispanic Newbery honoree, for a book on this island's fight for freedom from Spain
  • Martin "El Maestro" Dihigo was a Negro Leagues star from this baseball-mad island
  • In 1980 Soyuz 38 carried the first Hispanic man in space, Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez of this country

Tweets about cuba

  • RT @betoleguizamo: @lmagenCuriosa @Mylo2014 X QUE EN ESE SEGUNDO NO SE MUEREN LOS QUE ESTA EN CUBA Y COMENZANDO POR IVAN CEPEDA, TEODORA,JM…
  • RT @Marice0428: #TropaFreeFive#LosCinco #LiberenlosYa #JuventudRebelde: Un «selfie» por los Cinco #Cuba
  • #Cuba Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Obama se unirá este v... #CubaVa
  • #Cuba #FreetheFive Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Bara... #FreetheFive #DDHH
  • #Cuba #DDHH Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Obama se u... #FreetheFive
  • Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Obama se unirá este viernes a... #Cuba
  • RT @yoanisanchez: #Cuba Un salón de arte que pica y se extiende: vía @14ymedio
  • RT @MaihenH: Esta son las Increíbles camas que Utilizan los paciente en Venezuela Encargados del Proyecto Acuerdo Cuba-Venezuela
  • RT @imnazwann: Kenapa lelaki kena sunat ? Cuba perempuan makan pisang tak buka kulit ? Apa rasa ? Istilah dia gitu je
  • #Cuba Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia @Cubadebate
  • #Cuba #FreetheFive Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Oba... #FreetheFive
  • @thegazh @smeagolholden @kurt1984 Cuba.
  • 3日もあれば海外旅行 「短く」「何度も」旅に出よう。休みが取りづらい日本だからこそ、旅は工夫次第で面白くなる。LCCやスマートフォンで大きく変化した新しい旅の技術
  • Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia #Cuba
  • RT @olhepracuba: #Libertad para los cinco héroes #cubanos , #Ahora. Cuba.
  • Aporte estudiantil a recogida de café en Yateras #Guantánamo #Cuba
  • RT @micubaxsiempre: El mundo condena en la #ONU el #Bloqueo a #Cuba de #USA y no pasa nada #September11 #FreetheFive
  • Defiende tu LIBERTAD ! En Cuba empezaron hablando de PAZ ! Y Callaron ! @NoticiasRCN @AlvaroUribeVel @ELTIEMPO
  • RT @agenciaadital: #Cuba "Una Cuba exótica para turistas blancos" Por @semlaccu | Sandra Abd'Allah-Álvarez Ramírez
  • Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Obama se unirá... #cuba #miami #panama
  • #Breezes Breezes Bella Costa, Breezes Jibacoa, Breezes Varadero, Cuba all on see who else is going
  • #CostaRica #Cuba Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack O... #CELAC #CELACuba
  • #Cuba Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Obama se unirá e... #CelacUnidad
  • #Cuba #cultura Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack... #Guantanamo #cultura
  • #CECAF Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Obama se unirá este vi... #CUBA
  • RT @Fredaris: Esto dijo un dia un alumbrado C. Ballesteros. Así justifican a dictadura Cubana estos giles.
  • #CECAF Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Obama se unirá este vi... #Cuba
  • RT @AucaenCayohueso: #Cuba, #Venezuela Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia
  • La chica con la que me juntó dijo que fue a Cuba y no le gusto porque son pobres, me dieron ganas de darle un sape.
  • #Cuba #CubaVa Saree: tradición e identidad: La India es un país que se distingue por su riqueza cultur... #CubaSi
  • #Cuba Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Obama se unirá este... #noticias
  • #NoAlBloqueo Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Obam... @cubadebate #Cuba
  • #Cuba #CubaVa Siria advierte sobre cualquier acción militar no autorizada en su territorio: “Cualquier... #CubaSi
  • #Cuba #CubaVa Obama también anuncia nuevas sanciones contra Rusia: El gobierno de Barack Obama se unir... #CubaSi
  • RT @pitiquincia: "@GenPenaloza NUEVO PAIS“A importar petróleo”Este gob ilegítimo es tan malo que ahora importamos petróleo para regalarlo a…
  • Cuba Strengthens Embargo: Limits Flow of Necessary Goods from US to Island
  • RT @Granma_Digital: #Cuba Un uevo curso y con ello la cita con las libretas, las aulas,hacer amigos, aprender, enseñar, renovarse…
  • "@NotaMukmin: Nabi tak pernah ajar kita mencarut kalau marah, Nabi ajar kita beristighfar dan cuba bersabar. Tolong jaga adab percakapan."
  • RT @aizatapek: cuba kau lihat pada bulan malam ini.cukup indah kurasa.
  • #JuventudRebelde: #Japon construirá cementerios nucleares a cambio de ayudas públicas #Cuba
  • Wendy Guerra | Aprender y ser pionero: Cuando llega septiembre a la isla, terminan las vacaciones. No se... #Cuba
  • takkan tuu pun nak aku bagitau .cuba pikir dulu .LOL
  • My Boy Really On His Rap Shit 😌👏 To Bad I Went Away To Be On This School Shit Or We Would've Been Doing It Together 😫😫😫 @Cuba_World
  • RT @YVKE_MUNDIAL: Mejores promedios educativos parten a Cuba (+Audio) #TurismoEstudiantil
  • RT @etiquetacaribe: Cuba restringirá desde el lunes #1S la cantidad de bienes que pueden llevar los viajeros
  • RT @Granma_Digital: Conmemoran aniversario 55 de la primera milicia campesina de# Cuba #LosMalagones
  • #Cuba Imposes New Restrictions on Importing Personal Items #Economics #Trade
  • RT @Granma_Digital: #Cuba Maduración prematura de #café caracteriza cosecha en #Santiago
  • 'Kai Sheng Cha' Terpaksa minum ubat traditional cina ni sbb suara hilang balik harini. Tak pernah cuba…
  • #Cuba Recorridos en kayak por cayos de Parque Nacional Caguanes (+ audio): Recorridos náuticos en ... #Jatibonico